Synopsis
Tired of being locked in a reptile house where humans gawk at them like they are monsters, a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures plot an escape from their zoo to the Outback, a place where they’ll fit in without being judged.
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Cast
- Isla FisherMaddie (voice)
- Tim MinchinPretty Boy (voice)
- Eric BanaChaz (voice)
- Guy PearceFrank (voice)
- Miranda TapsellZoe (voice)
- Angus ImrieNigel (voice)
- Keith UrbanDoug (voice)
- Aislinn DerbezLegs (voice)
- Diesel La TorracaChazzie (voice)
- Jack CharlesGreg, the Head Frill Neck (voice)
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
The moral is clear as day to any kid, though plenty of adults could use the reminder: Never judge any creature by the way they look. And, for animation devotees, the lesson is the same: Never judge a cute animated offering by its platform. - 83
IndieWire
The moral is clear as day to any kid, though plenty of adults could use the reminder: Never judge any creature by the way they look. And, for animation devotees, the lesson is the same: Never judge a cute animated offering by its platform. - 70
The New York Times
However generic this movie is in premise, there is wit to be found in its details, and warmth in its message. - 70
The New York Times
However generic this movie is in premise, there is wit to be found in its details, and warmth in its message. - 63
Movie Nation
It’s formulaic, but good clean fun. And it’s a fair dinkum way for the kiddos to learn Oz wildlife and Oz slang in a cartoon. - 63
Movie Nation
It’s formulaic, but good clean fun. And it’s a fair dinkum way for the kiddos to learn Oz wildlife and Oz slang in a cartoon. - 50
RogerEbert.com
The problem here is a recurring one with recent family entertainment and it's how little there is below the repetitive surface. Jokes are recycled with alarming regularity, and most of the supporting characters outside of Maddie fall flat. - 50
RogerEbert.com
The problem here is a recurring one with recent family entertainment and it's how little there is below the repetitive surface. Jokes are recycled with alarming regularity, and most of the supporting characters outside of Maddie fall flat.
