Happy Feet

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Happy Feet

PG

2006

1h 48m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Musical

Comedy

Animation

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Mumble (Elijah Wood), a young emperor penguin, lives in Antarctica. Like others of his kind, he needs to be able to sing to attract a mate, but he has a terrible voice. Instead, Mumble must express himself, and lure a female through his amazing talent for tap-dancing.

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Critics Consensus

Visually dazzling, with a thoughtful storyline and catchy musical numbers, Happy Feet marks a successful animated debut from the makers of Babe.

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Apr 2, 2019

Miller ensures that a conceit - dancing penguins! - that might have seemed best left to the jokey attachments that clog up email inboxes is supple enough to carry a sardonic parable about the hypocrisy of Western consumers.

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

Jun 29, 2007

You should see Happy Feet -- not only because it's stupendous, but also because it features the best dancing you'll see on the screen this year.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Apr 10, 2007

A-

Stands at the very top of the 2006 animated kid's film class.

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John Daniel Tangalin

Cosmic Circus

Mar 30, 2026

Happy Feet is a narrative about familiarity and a group’s inclination to treat foreigners and foreign entities as different; rather than setting aside these differences and attempting to make change in the first place.

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Edward Porter

Sunday Times (UK)

Feb 27, 2023

George Miller’s film boogies its way through an entertaining tale.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 10, 2020

3.0/4.0

Steve Martin said it best, 'I'm getting Happy Feet!'

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Babyduckling

4 days ago

Why happy feet got a high 70% popcornmeter, it should have got a 49%

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 3, 2026

This is absolutely the best movie especially the singing!

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LuffPSN T

@RT54184471 Aug 20, 2026

Amazing. One of my favourite movies of all time. Theres penguins, good and well picked songs, A vibrant, memorable and wide cast. From humorous Adelie penguins that speak spanish to emperor penguins that dance and sing. Just perfect.

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Anderson A

@Anderson47474 Feb 11, 2026

Clássico, e trás uma mensagem importantíssima sobre preservação das geleiras e dos hábitats, uma animação linda que chega até mesclar com atores reais. 7.5

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Elaine F

@Elafrican14 Feb 10, 2026

Desde una perspectiva evaluativa, Happy Feet representa una apuesta creativa arriesgada, que priorizó transmitir un mensaje con conciencia social por encima de seguir fórmulas comerciales tradicionales. Aunque esta decisión limitó su impacto en ciertos sectores de la audiencia, fortaleció su valoración crítica y le permitió diferenciarse dentro del género de animación.

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Davetheman

Jan 30, 2026

This movie gives me memories

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Synopsis

Mumble (Elijah Wood), a young emperor penguin, lives in Antarctica. Like others of his kind, he needs to be able to sing to attract a mate, but he has a terrible voice. Instead, Mumble must express himself, and lure a female through his amazing talent for tap-dancing.

Director: George Miller
Producer: Doug Mitchell, Bill Miller
Screenwriter: Warren Coleman, John Collee, Judy Morris, George Miller
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., Kennedy Miller Productions, Village Roadshow Prod.
Rating: PG (Some Mild Peril|Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Musical, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 17, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $198.0M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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