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Epic

  • 20132013
  • GG
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
105K
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POPULARITY
4,426
610
Colin Farrell, Christoph Waltz, Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Chris O'Dowd, Pitbull, and Aziz Ansari in Epic (2013)
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world -- and ours.
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A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of cha... Read allA teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world -- and ours.A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world -- and ours.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
105K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,426
610
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Chris Wedge
    • Writers
      • James V. Hart(screenplay)
      • William Joyce(screenplay)
      • Daniel Shere(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Amanda Seyfried(voice)
      • Josh Hutcherson(voice)
      • Beyoncé(voice)
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Chris Wedge
    • Writers
      • James V. Hart(screenplay)
      • William Joyce(screenplay)
      • Daniel Shere(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Amanda Seyfried(voice)
      • Josh Hutcherson(voice)
      • Beyoncé(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 145User reviews
    • 208Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 21 nominations

    Videos6

    International Version
    Trailer 2:00
    International Version
    U.S. Version #2
    Trailer 2:19
    U.S. Version #2
    U.S. Version #1
    Trailer 2:18
    U.S. Version #1
    Epic
    Trailer 2:12
    Epic
    Beyonce TV Spot
    Clip 1:02
    Beyonce TV Spot
    Epic Voices
    Featurette 2:03
    Epic Voices

    Photos225

    Buffo (Pitbull) is a wheeler and dealer tough-guy toad who plays all the angles: he profits no matter which side wins or loses.
    Grub (Chris O'Dowd), Mub (Aziz Ansari), Ronin (Colin Farrell) and Nod (Josh Hutcherson) prepare to aid a fallen comrade.
    M.K. (Amanda Seyfried) doesn't understand the madcap antics of her father, Bomba (Jason Sudeikis), as he searches for a hidden world.
    Queen Tara (Beyonce Knowles) reigns over Moonhaven, an unseen Eden-like world.
    Mandrake (Christoph Waltz) is the leader of the Boggans, who seek to spread decay in an unseen world.
    Amanda Seyfried and Aziz Ansari in Epic (2013)
    Josh Hutcherson in Epic (2013)
    Colin Farrell, Beyoncé, Steven Tyler, Christoph Waltz, Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson, Chris O'Dowd, Pitbull, and Aziz Ansari in Epic (2013)
    Jason Sudeikis and Amanda Seyfried in Epic (2013)
    Beyoncé in Epic (2013)
    Christoph Waltz and Blake Anderson in Epic (2013)
    Colin Farrell in Epic (2013)

    Top cast

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    Amanda Seyfried
    Amanda Seyfried
    • Mary Katherine (M.K.)
    • (voice)
    Josh Hutcherson
    Josh Hutcherson
    • Nod
    • (voice)
    Beyoncé
    Beyoncé
    • Queen Tara
    • (voice)
    • (as Beyoncé Knowles)
    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    • Ronin
    • (voice)
    Blake Anderson
    Blake Anderson
    • Dagda
    • (voice)
    Aziz Ansari
    Aziz Ansari
    • Mub
    • (voice)
    Allison Bills
    Allison Bills
    • Dandelion Jinn
    • (voice)
    Jim Conroy
    Jim Conroy
    • Race Announcer
    • (voice)
    • …
    Todd Cummings
    • Fruit Fly (Old)
    • (voice)
    John DiMaggio
    John DiMaggio
    • Pinecone Jinn
    • (voice)
    Troy Evans
    Troy Evans
    • Thistle Jinn
    • (voice)
    Jason Fricchione
    • Bufo's Goon
    • (voice)
    Judah Friedlander
    Judah Friedlander
    • Taxi Driver
    • (voice)
    Helen Hong
    Helen Hong
    • Thistle Lady
    • (voice)
    Kelly Keaton
    Kelly Keaton
    • Berry Lady
    • (voice)
    Emma Kenney
    Emma Kenney
    • Marigold Girl
    • (voice)
    Kyle Kinane
    Kyle Kinane
    • Biker Dude
    • (voice)
    Anthony Lumia
    • Fruit Fly (Young)
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Chris Wedge
    • Writers
      • James V. Hart(screenplay) (story)
      • William Joyce(screenplay) (story) (Leafmen characters from book "The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs")
      • Daniel Shere(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Loosely based on William Joyce's children's book "The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs". Like Rise of the Guardians (2012), it was based on a story told to the author's daughter. This film's protagonist, MK (Mary Katherine), is named for Joyce's daughter, who died of a brain tumor on 11 May 2010 when she was 18 years old.
    • Quotes

      Jinn: You know what we'll do if you win?

      Nod: I don't know. Lose?

    • Crazy credits
      The title doesn't appear on screen until the end.
    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Epic (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Same Changes
      Written by Deborah Talan and Steve Tannen

      Performed by The Weepies with Brad Gordon

      Courtesy of Nettwerk Productions, Ltd

    User reviews145

    Review
    Top review
    fantastic animation
    This is without a doubt the most fantastic visual animation I've ever seen. It brought to mind i) nature scenes on Pandora in "Avatar", ii) lush vegetation jungle scenes from "Up!", iii) the whole valley turning green at the end of "Princess Mononoke", and iv) the infinitely graded colors in "Oz the Great and Powerful". (I watched it in 2D, and don't know what 3D is like.)

    But visually it outstrips all of those. The plants are real ones we're familiar with (not imagined ones); scenes are incredibly detailed (not one fern but tens of them, not one blossom but hundreds); biological growth and decay is of individual plants seen up close (not a very long shot across a whole valley); and all the vibrant yet subtle colors appear in nature (not a fantasy world). Vegetation unfurls and extends as we watch, and it all seems perfectly realistic and believable. We see the whole process of burls developing on live trees in just a few seconds over and over. We see growth meristems probing for the best direction and expanding little by little. And we see the slight shifts in color that signal the beginning of more decay or more growth.

    All the animation effects technology has already conquered --fur, musculature, waves, droplets, rain, crowds, flying, moving cameras, etc. etc.-- are also deployed virtuosic-ally in the places the storyline calls for them. From my aged (about 60) perspective, it seems suitable and enjoyable for all ages (although it's rated PG) ...and not because adults will see a different film as they understand the more salacious meaning of double entendres - there aren't any. There isn't any notable music nor abstract visual patterns nor references to fairy tales either, other things frequently associated with animations.

    The story is decent too. It's a seamless melding of realities (such as a brusque taxi driver) with fantasy (tiny beings riding hummingbirds?). It proceeds organically, eventually incorporating pretty much everything that happened earlier (even things that appeared to be already completed or even unrelated). The typical joke is mostly visual, developing slowly over many seconds - no one-liners here. There are not a lot of the ironic jokes that have been prominent in many recent animations. (In fact this movie is often relegated to "kids film" or "family film", which makes me feel a little silly for enjoying it.) The ending is positive but not saccharine -- there's resolution ...but not of everything.

    Comic relief is provided by a tag team of a snail and a slug. A typical gag is something about "eyes inside your head" or "everybody hide in your shell" (slugs of course don't have shells). I found it adequately funny (but not laugh out loud funny). Humor is a very personal thing though, and I suspect some of the more "with it" young adults will find it painfully unfunny.

    The flights, the fights, the falls are gripping. This is edge of your seat stuff. And the tiny perspective casts familiar things in a new light: a mouse becomes a threatening giant, and a looming doggie kiss would mean serious injury or even death. Pick a theater with a really big screen and a newish projector, and sit toward the front. And if you're an animation aficionado plan to attend more than once. Also, sit through the end credits, as the level of detail and imagination in the background visuals --often throwaways or repeats, but not here-- is astounding.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 24, 2013 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook (Brazil)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Épique
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox Animation
      • Blue Sky Studios
      • House of Cool Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $100,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $107,518,682
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $33,531,068
      • May 26, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $268,426,634
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Atmos
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • SDDS
      • Auro 11.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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