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Penguins of Madagascar

  • 2014
  • PG
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
Super spy teams aren't born...they're hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with a chic undercover organization, The North Wind. Led by handsome and husky Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then...you know). Together, they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine, from destroying the world as we know it.
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Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

  • Directors
    • Eric Darnell
    • Simon J. Smith
  • Writers
    • Michael Colton
    • John Aboud
    • Brandon Sawyer
  • Stars
    • Tom McGrath
    • Chris Miller
    • Christopher Knights
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    109K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,486
    598
    • Directors
      • Eric Darnell
      • Simon J. Smith
    • Writers
      • Michael Colton
      • John Aboud
      • Brandon Sawyer
    • Stars
      • Tom McGrath
      • Chris Miller
      • Christopher Knights
    • 198User reviews
    • 168Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 nominations total

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    Tom McGrath
    Tom McGrath
    • Skipper
    • (voice)
    Chris Miller
    Chris Miller
    • Kowalski
    • (voice)
    Christopher Knights
    • Private
    • (voice)
    Conrad Vernon
    Conrad Vernon
    • Rico
    • (voice)
    John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    • Dave
    • (voice)
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    • Agent Classified
    • (voice)
    Ken Jeong
    Ken Jeong
    • Short Fuse
    • (voice)
    Annet Mahendru
    Annet Mahendru
    • Eva
    • (voice)
    Peter Stormare
    Peter Stormare
    • Corporal
    • (voice)
    Andy Richter
    Andy Richter
    • Mort
    • (voice)
    Danny Jacobs
    Danny Jacobs
    • King Julien
    • (voice)
    Sean Charmatz
    • Cricket
    • (voice)
    Werner Herzog
    Werner Herzog
    • Documentary Filmmaker
    • (voice)
    Stephen Kearin
    Stephen Kearin
    • Pilot
    • (voice)
    • …
    Kelly Cooney Cilella
    • Mermaid Penguin
    • (voice)
    • (as Kelly Cooney)
    Susan Fitzer
    Susan Fitzer
    • Antarctic Penguin
    • (voice)
    Chris Sanders
    Chris Sanders
    • Antarctic Penguin
    • (voice)
    Emily Nordwind
    • Antarctic Penguin
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Eric Darnell
      • Simon J. Smith
    • Writers
      • Michael Colton
      • John Aboud
      • Brandon Sawyer
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    9inanisumeet

    laugh riot , go for it

    It is funny all the way , never a dull moment . They managed to sneak in touching moments too . These penguins are wily & go-getters . Nobody can mess with them . Kowalski is tech support , skipper is leader (obviously) , rico is worker & private is sincere eager follower . They can and do outwit everybody . I remember in 'madagascar 3' where skipper said 'you only get one chance at first impression' after hippo lady could not break the door . Some people are saying it as hard selling and by-product of successful 'madagascar' franchise . But , this is thoughtfully scripted . Full entertainment for family . Dialogues are glib and mocking .
    10flexsorproduction

    It's amazing!

    This is masterpiece. Being 20 years old guy, i still like to watching this cartoon. Sometimes my 40 y\o father when have a time watch this. It's really funny cartoon where are different stories, like about love, about friendship, about action, about moral values! Each character full of their life way!

    Skipper-Team leader. Always keeps team in healthy shape. Always says what to do and how to do. He use his "King slap" to calm down members of team. It's really funny and by this he emphasizes his leadership. And it is ridiculous in my opinion, is when he says the name of the operation. "Okay guys, we start operation "******" Let's go!" (c) Skipper. Ahahahah :D

    Kowalski-Brain of team. He always have plan. Always! True scientist! His inventions strange but very interesting :D Scientist's language very funny. When Kowalski start to explain something, it's line OMG, wut :DD Which makes it really funny :) In many movies\cartoons in every team must be clever guy, i think in penguins it depicts the most fun, cool and exciting!

    Rico-"Mad KABOOM Guy" I gave him this name :) Very strange one, which makes him very special in this team. He can only speak a few words, and the rest he can only make sounds. That's what makes him special :) Really funny guy :) YOu should watch him and u will understand me :))

    Private-cutie of team. Very friendly one :) He always finds in people's kindness and honesty (with Skipper all the way around). When Skipper see potential enemy, Private meanwhile trying friend with him :) Hahaha :) So cute one ;)

    What about another guys in Zoo. I just wanna say Dreamworks have very good taste!!! All personage are amazing! I cant imagine them in another taste's! Keep doing Dreamworks! I love you!!

    10\10!!!!! <3

    PS. Sorry for low English :)
    7subwmn

    i enjoy them all

    The movie was cute because it is the penguins. I saw the Madagascar movies and watch the penguins TV series. I liked it except for different voices for the movies and the TV series.The only constant voice and same character was skipper. The others looked different from the show. Another thing I do not like are the name innuendos. What point does it have? Just for laughs? I think they could have done with out that. It would have been nice if they would have tied it in with the TV series as they did a tie in for the Madagascar movies. How did they get all the gadgets for the TV series? They are supposed to be an elite squad, where are the gadgets?
    8SnoopyStyle

    Fun Bond villain adventure

    Skipper, Kowalski and Rico rescue an egg but they drift out to sea. The egg hatch into Private and the gang go off to adventures together. Ten years later, they break into Fort Knox to get the Cheezy dibbles from the vending machine. They are abducted by Doctor Octavius Brine who was Dave the octopus. Dave lost his fans at the various zoos to penguins and now plans to take revenge on them using the Medusa Serum. The penguins have to stop Dave with the help of the animal spy agency The North Wind.

    The Penguins are the funniest thing in the Madagascar franchise. The core story is fun. It has a lot of great references. It takes cute unexpected turns and has great cartoon action. There are big laughs and funny throughout. I like it even better than the Madagascar movies.
    8kosmasp

    Good spin off

    I didn't think I would like this as much or that it would be and feel as good as it did. It's not easy with spin-offs, the characters are there, but can you make a movie with them that can hold up? Obviously you can, which is something I expected (and expect) from the Minions movie, but not really from the Penguins.

    While it's a kids movie, it also has a lot to offer for adults to. Which every good kids movie is doing nowadays of course. The story is pretty thin, but we get a couple of new people involved and of course an "enemy" we have to engage with. The ending might feel like a letdown for some (to some more than to others), but overall the movie did achieve what it set out to do.

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    • Trivia
      (at around 42 mins) When Kowalski says "Nope, I still can't read", it's a reference to the first Madagascar (2005) where he says "Sorry Skipper, I can't read" when the sign says the ship is going to Africa.
    • Goofs
      (at around 21 mins) Venice has no roads for automobiles. The truck loaded with watermelons would not be in a city accessible only by boat or foot.
    • Quotes

      Dave: Charlize, they're on the ray! Helen, hunt them down! William, hurt them! Halle, bury them! Hugh! Jack! Man the battle stations! Kevin! Bake on! We're still going to need that victory cake!

    • Crazy credits
      When the film begins, a glacier calves (breaks off ice) to reveal the Dreamworks Animation logo, the logo portion then calves again to replace the boy holding the fishing pole with the four penguins standing on each others' shoulders.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 2 December 2014 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Afro Circus / I Like To Move It
      Written by Chris Rock, Erick Morillo and Mark Quashie

      Performed by Chris Rock and Danny Jacobs

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    • Release date
      • November 26, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site [Brazil]
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Mandarin
      • Spanish
      • Armenian
    • Also known as
      • Los pingüinos de Madagascar: La película
    • Production companies
      • DreamWorks Animation
      • Pacific Data Images (PDI)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $132,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $83,850,911
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,447,444
      • Nov 30, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $373,515,621
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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