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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010, Kids & family/Adventure, 1h 31m

132 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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Legend of the Guardians' dark tone and dazzling visuals are to be admired, even if they're ultimately let down by a story that never lives up to its full potential. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A father owl's tales of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole enthrall his son Soren, but an older son scoffs at the stories of winged warriors who fought an epic battle to save all of owlkind from the evil Pure Ones. Later the brothers become captives of the Pure Ones, but Soren makes a daring escape and, with the help of other young owls, seeks out the Guardians and brings them back to defend their people once again.
  • Rating:
    PG (Some Sequences of Scary Action)
  • Genre:
    Kids & family, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Zack Snyder
  • Producer:
    Zareh Nalbandian
  • Writer:
    John Orloff, Emil Stern
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $55.7M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

Cast & Crew

Jim Sturgess
Jim Sturgess
Soren
Voice
Emily Barclay
Emily Barclay
Gylfie
Voice
Ryan Kwanten
Ryan Kwanten
Kludd
Voice
Anthony LaPaglia
Anthony LaPaglia
Twilight
Voice
Hugo Weaving
Hugo Weaving
Grimble, Noctus
Voice
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
Nyra
Voice
Sam Neill
Sam Neill
Allomere
Voice
Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush
Ezylryb
Voice
Abbie Cornish
Abbie Cornish
Otulissa
Voice
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes
Mrs. Plithiver
Voice
David Wenham
David Wenham
Digger
Voice
Adrienne deFaria
Adrienne deFaria
Eglantine
Voice
Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton
Metal Beak
Voice
Deborra-Lee Furness
Deborra-Lee Furness
Barran
Voice
Barry Otto
Barry Otto
Echidna
Voice
Richard Roxburgh
Richard Roxburgh
Boron
Voice
Zack Snyder
Zack Snyder
Director
John Orloff
John Orloff
Screenwriter
Emil Stern
Emil Stern
Screenwriter
Zareh Nalbandian
Zareh Nalbandian
Producer
Donald De Line
Donald De Line
Executive Producer
Deborah Snyder
Deborah Snyder
Executive Producer
Lionel Wigram
Lionel Wigram
Executive Producer
Christopher DeFaria
Christopher DeFaria
Executive Producer
Kathryn Lasky
Kathryn Lasky
Executive Producer
Bruce Berman
Bruce Berman
Executive Producer
David Hirschfelder
David Hirschfelder
Original Music
Kristy Carlson
Kristy Carlson
Casting
Danny Long
Danny Long
Casting
David Burrows
David Burrows
Film Editing
Simon Whiteley
Simon Whiteley
Production Design
Grant Freckelton
Grant Freckelton
Art Director
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Critic Reviews for Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

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Audience Reviews for Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

  • Jun 21, 2020
    I do not have anything even remotely resembling a clue about what I just watched, but like... Pretty cute.
    Super Reviewer
  • Dec 18, 2017
    For a animation film about owls it was pretty good, Mostly down to Zack Snyders directing style, The voice cast wasn't nothing great and the story was very predictable but it had some fun action scenes done in classic Snyder slow motion style, I can't comment on the 3D as I watched the 2D version, The animation was amazing and really is the main reason to watch the film, The dark tone works well as there's very little humour which I found worked well, If you know Zack Snyder films you know what to expect so don't go into this expecting some shitty Disney song along because you will be disappointed.
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  • Mar 28, 2016
    While the film may lose much of it's story in translation, Legend of the Guardians is still a beautifully animated and surprisingly darker animated tale that isn't afraid to take risks - even if some of them don't work.
    Matthew M Super Reviewer
  • Jul 31, 2014
    If they put as much thought into the script as they did into the animation, this would be amazing.
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