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Mr and Mrs Fox live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristopherson. But after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr Fox's wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around,... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Action/Adventure, Comedy, Animation and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 28 min. |
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| Release Date: |
November 13th, 2009 (limited); November 25th (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for action, smoking and slang humor. |
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| Distributors: |
Fox Searchlight
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$20,194,544 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"By forgoing actual human beings, the director has made his most charming, least annoyingly fey film - a thing of lovely comic wisdom." more...
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A- |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"I've rarely seen such texture in a film." more...
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A- |
Chicago Tribune, Matt Pais
"Wes Anderson's whimsical take on Roald Dahl with playful, puzzling results." more...
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B- |
Entertainment Weekly, Owen Gleiberman
"Fantastic Mr. Fox is like a homegrown Wallace and Gromit caper. To Wes Anderson: More, please! more...
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A |
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