Fantastic Mr. Fox may be the perfect kids movie for grown-ups.
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11/24/09
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
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Reviews Counted:95
Fresh:88
Rotten:7
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: Fantastic Mr. Fox is a delightfully funny feast for the eyes with multi-generational appeal -- and it shows Wes Anderson has a knack for animation.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
Genre: Childrens
Theatrical Release:Nov 13, 2009 Limited
Box Office: $562,048
Synopsis: With this animated adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic, director Wes Anderson moves from quirky films for adults, such as The Darjeeling Limited and The Royal Tenenbaums, to imaginative children's... [More]
Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray
Director: Wes Anderson
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Reviews for Fantastic Mr. Fox
Top CriticThe film's premise may be child-like, but its themes -- family, self-identity and existential angst -- are all engagingly adult.
11/24/09
Fantastic Mr. Fox isn't exactly a kids' movie. It's just kid-friendly.
11/24/09
Fantastic Mr. Fox is a smart, droll animated film that may not be for everybody, but it has charm and panache.
11/23/09
"At the risk of sounding a bit cheesy, THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX is fantastic!"
11/20/09
Intergenerational dilemmas -- how to be foxes, to be individuals and also parts of communities -- form the complicated heart of Fantastic Mr. Fox.
11/19/09
A toon that puts nearly every non-Pixar one of recent years to shame. In this case, the titular adjective is well chosen.
11/19/09
[T]ouching and funny, and magically absurd and at the same time pointedly real... genius...
11/18/09
There is little or nothing here for young children and some may be frightened. All the better for us big kids who can appreciate wit and artisanship.
11/18/09
Sly and smartly paced adaptation, perhaps appealing even more to an older audience than a younger one.
11/15/09
Combine the late Roald Dahl's clever storytelling, director Wes Anderson's cinematic sensibilities and an engaging vocal cast and you've got the animated Fantastic Mr. Fox, one quirky, dangerous, sweet and entirely entertaining flick.
11/15/09
A delightful and very clever stop-motion animated screen adaptation of a Roald Dahl children's tale about a charming, smart and cunning fox and his quest to be true to his animal nature.
11/14/09
Anderson's stop-motion Fantastic Mr. Fox is both a delightful amusement and a distillation of the filmmaker's essential playfulness.
11/13/09
Top CriticVisually, its a true marvel. Perhaps best of all, it feels like something entirely new.
11/13/09
Top CriticWith its clever visual jokes and sassy dialogue, Anderson's first foray into animation doesn't seem to be made entirely with children in mind. Maybe that's why it seems so perfect for them.
11/13/09
Top CriticThese weirdly effective shifts in tempo, combined with an attention to detail and distinctive dialogue, make for the best moments in this offbeat adventure.
11/13/09
Top CriticLife is full of surprises. The best one I've had in a good while is Fantastic Mr. Fox.
11/13/09
Top CriticIt provides a pleasantly cerebral experience, exhilarating and fizzy, that goes to your head like too much Champagne.
11/13/09
Top CriticOffbeat family adventure may charm adults more than kids.
11/13/09
Fantastic Mr. Fox, which Mr. Anderson wrote with Noah Baumbach, and which he has been hoping to make for many years, is in some ways his most fully realized and satisfying film.
11/13/09
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