Penguins of Madagascar

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Penguins of Madagascar

PG

2014

1h 32m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Plucky penguins Skipper (Tom McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), Rico (Conrad Vernon) and Private (Christopher Knights) -- the most elite spies ever hatched -- join forces with a chic undercover organization known as the North Wind. Led by highly trained, handsome and arrogant Agent Classified (Benedict Cumberbatch), this special interspecies task force must stop a many-tentacled villain, Dr. Octavius Brine (John Malkovich), from destroying the world.

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Critics Consensus

Penguins of Madagascar is fast and brightly colored enough to entertain small children, but too frantically silly to offer real filmgoing fun for the whole family.

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Roxana Hadadi

Punch Drunk Critics

Jan 9, 2017

2.5/5

There are enough sight gags and silly jokes in Penguins of Madagascar to make children laugh. But a generation-spanning film, this one isn't.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Jan 7, 2015

3.5/5

The jokes are never-ending and multilayered, calculated so that adults do not get bored -- which is important, because they buy the tickets. It's all bolted together with precision and good humour, although not much whimsy.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Jan 7, 2015

3/5

Children will probably enjoy them and the animation is of a high standard. More wit and less frenetic action might have given the film more appeal to parents.

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Cory Woodroof

Williamson Home Page

Feb 11, 2022

This spin off is a breezy good time chocked full of smart humor and a nicely developed story.

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Nick Levine

NME (New Musical Express)

May 26, 2021

3/5

Penguins of Madagascar is a reasonably diverting romp featuring a few visually arresting set-pieces, including a fun scene showing the penguins aboard gondolas in Venice, but there's not really enough here to keep grown-ups fully engaged...

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Feb 2, 2021

4/5

Good, zany fun. No lessons will be learned, no morals taught, nothing gained but a good time at the movies.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 12, 2026

This movie = a *3.5* star movie

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Vanguard Man V

@Vanguard_Guy Sep 1, 2026

The Spin-Off of Madagascar Is Actually Alright!!

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Davi R

@Davizola Aug 20, 2026

ADORO! engraçado e nostálgico!

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Ernest W

@X-MenFan123 Jul 22, 2026

very good, although it does lack the potential to create emotional scenes as they put too much comedy in it. Nonetheless, the kids will absolutely love it if they like comedy, jokes and spy action

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 12, 2026

Personagens fantásticas como secundárias que falham tragicamente como protagonistas. O filme transforma-se num roteiro confuso e irritante, baseada em gritaria constante e piadas físicas repetitivas que cansam rapidamente, provando que a fórmula dos pinguins só funciona em pequenas doses.

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Jackson M

@Jackson150 Jul 3, 2026

Just did not feel like it was a fun movie just boring

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Dr. Octavius Brine

Tom McGrath

Skipper

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Synopsis

Plucky penguins Skipper (Tom McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), Rico (Conrad Vernon) and Private (Christopher Knights) -- the most elite spies ever hatched -- join forces with a chic undercover organization known as the North Wind. Led by highly trained, handsome and arrogant Agent Classified (Benedict Cumberbatch), this special interspecies task force must stop a many-tentacled villain, Dr. Octavius Brine (John Malkovich), from destroying the world.

Director: Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith
Producer: Lara Breay, Mark Swift
Screenwriter: Michael Colton, John Aboud, Brandon Sawyer
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: PDI, DreamWorks Animation
Rating: PG (Some Rude Humor|Mild Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 26, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $83.3M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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