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Brief enough for the youngest viewers yet informative and visually spectacular enough for all ages, Island of Lemurs: Madagascar is educational entertainment for the whole family. Read critic reviews

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Millions of years ago, lemurs arrived as castaways on the island of Madagascar. Today, Dr. Patricia C. Wright is on a mission to ensure that these strange and endangered creatures survive in the modern world.
  • Rating:
    G
  • Genre:
    documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    David Douglas
  • Producer:
    Drew Fellman
  • Writer:
    Drew Fellman
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $11.3M
  • Runtime:

Cast & Crew

Morgan Freeman
Narrator
David Douglas
Director
Drew Fellman
Screenwriter
Drew Fellman
Producer
David Douglas
Cinematographer
Beth Spiegel
Film Editor
Mark Mothersbaugh
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Critic Reviews for Island of Lemurs: Madagascar

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  • It may share a narrator with March Of The Penguins but this short doc is happily more sturdily scientific.

    September 4, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Olly Richards

    Empire Magazine

  • It's the human element in Island of Lemurs: Madagascar that disappoints.

    August 22, 2014 | Rating: 2/4

    David Hiltbrand

    Philadelphia Inquirer

  • The animated lemurs make kids laugh in Madagascar, but the real-life ones in Island of Lemurs: Madagascar should enthrall and inspire even the youngest.

    August 21, 2014 | Rating: A- | Full Review…

    Nancy Churnin

    Dallas Morning News

  • The film is an equally fun and sobering look at the lives of these animals, along with the evolving efforts to try and save this distant cousin of humans.

    June 26, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Raju Mudhar

    Toronto Star

  • What results is a lopsided, put-upon narrative of survival where humans, and not the animals themselves, are the ones celebrated.

    April 4, 2014 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Nick McCarthy

    Slant Magazine

  • "Island of Lemurs: Madagascar" accomplishes a great deal in its 40-minute running time, entertaining and educating us while delivering a message about preservation that's clear without being heavy-handed.

    April 4, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Christy Lemire

    RogerEbert.com
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