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Early Man

  • 20182018
  • PGPG
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
22K
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Early Man (2018)
Director Nick Park takes us through the trailer for 'Early Man,' revealing his nod to stop-motion animation pioneer Ray Harryhausen, his admiration for the voice talent, and his desire to make the first prehistoric underdog sports movie.
Play trailer2:33
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  • Animation
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a might... Read allSet at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
22K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Nick Park
  • Writers
    • Mark Burton(screenplay by)
    • James Higginson(screenplay by)
    • Nick Park(story by)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Redmayne(voice)
    • Tom Hiddleston(voice)
    • Maisie Williams(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Nick Park
  • Writers
    • Mark Burton(screenplay by)
    • James Higginson(screenplay by)
    • Nick Park(story by)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Redmayne(voice)
    • Tom Hiddleston(voice)
    • Maisie Williams(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 135User reviews
    • 184Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 15 nominations

    Videos7

    'Early Man' Trailer With Director's Commentary
    Trailer 2:33
    'Early Man' Trailer With Director's Commentary
    Official Trailer #2
    Trailer 2:27
    Official Trailer #2
    Official Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 2:30
    Official Teaser Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:24
    Official Trailer
    Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 1:12
    Teaser Trailer
    Early Man
    Trailer 0:17
    Early Man
    Eddie Redmayne, Maisie Williams, and Tom Hiddleston Talk 'Early Man' Voices
    Interview 2:26
    Eddie Redmayne, Maisie Williams, and Tom Hiddleston Talk 'Early Man' Voices

    Photos219

    Timothy Spall in Early Man (2018)
    Maisie Williams in Early Man (2018)
    Eddie Redmayne in Early Man (2018)
    Nick Park and Tom Hiddleston in Early Man (2018)
    Early Man (2018)
    Nick Park, Eddie Redmayne, and Maisie Williams in Early Man (2018)
    Eddie Redmayne in Early Man (2018)
    Maisie Williams in Early Man (2018)
    Nick Park and Eddie Redmayne in Early Man (2018)
    Nick Park and Tom Hiddleston in Early Man (2018)
    Tom Hiddleston in Early Man (2018)
    Maisie Williams in Early Man (2018)

    Top cast

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    Eddie Redmayne
    Eddie Redmayne
    • Dugas Dug
    • (voice)
    Tom Hiddleston
    Tom Hiddleston
    • Lord Noothas Lord Nooth
    • (voice)
    Maisie Williams
    Maisie Williams
    • Goonaas Goona
    • (voice)
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Chief Bobnaras Chief Bobnar
    • (voice)
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Queen Oofeefaas Queen Oofeefa
    • (voice)
    Rob Brydon
    Rob Brydon
    • Message Birdas Message Bird
    • (voice)
    • …
    Kayvan Novak
    Kayvan Novak
    • Dinoas Dino
    • (voice)
    • …
    Richard Ayoade
    Richard Ayoade
    • Treeboras Treebor
    • (voice)
    Selina Griffiths
    • Magmaas Magma
    • (voice)
    • …
    Johnny Vegas
    Johnny Vegas
    • Asboas Asbo
    • (voice)
    Mark Williams
    Mark Williams
    • Barryas Barry
    • (voice)
    Gina Yashere
    Gina Yashere
    • Gravelleas Gravelle
    • (voice)
    Richard Webber
    Richard Webber
    • Grubupas Grubup
    • (voice)
    Simon Greenall
    • Eemakas Eemak
    • (voice)
    • …
    Nick Park
    Nick Park
    • Hognobas Hognob
    • (voice)
    Luke Walton
    • Hügelgraberas Hügelgraber
    • (voice)
    • …
    Antony Bayman
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Richard Beek
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Nick Park
    • Writers
      • Mark Burton(screenplay by) (story by)
      • James Higginson(screenplay by)
      • Nick Park(story by)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Wallace and Gromit are in at least one of the crowd shots. Nick Park hadn't been aware that the animators had done this until post-production.
    • Goofs
      Lord Nooth wants to remove Goona from the field for being a girl, despite the team of primitives already consisting of several women. What he should have done is remove her for not being a primitive at all, since the match was supposed to be Real Bronzio vs the primitives.
    • Quotes

      Villager: Sliced bread? That's the best thing since... well, ever!

    • Crazy credits
      Towards the end of the credits, the two dinosaurs from the opening sequence are shown labeled as "Ray" and "Harry" in tribute to Ray Harryhausen.
    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Early Man (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Tiger Feet
      Written by Nicky Chinn (as Nicholas Chinn), Mike Chapman

      Performed by New Hope Club

      Published by Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd

      Courtesy of Virgin EMI Records Ltd.

      Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd.

    User reviews135

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Definitely funny more than it's not.
    'EARLY MAN': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

    A British stop-motion animated comedy directed by Nick Park (who also helmed multiple 'WALLACE & GROMIT' shorts, 'CHICKEN RUN' and 'THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT'). The film was written by Mark Burton, James Higginson and Park. It tells a story, set in prehistoric times, about a tribe of early men (and women) who must defend their home from a Bronze Age army, who claim the Stone Age is now over. The movie stars the voice talents of Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams and Timothy Spall. It's received mostly positive reviews from critics, but it bombed at the Box Office. I found it to be funny and mildly amusing, for most of it's running length.

    Chief Bobnar (Spall) is the leader of a tribe of cavemen, during the Stone Age, who are forced to flee their home when a Bronze Age army invades it. A caveman named Dug (Redmayne) is unknowingly captured by the army, and he's then mistaken for a football player, and is forced to play a public game. During the game his identity is discovered, and the army's leader, Lord Nooth (Hiddleston), orders that he be executed. Dug challenges the Bronze team to a football game instead though, and requests that if his team wins they should be able to return to their valley. Nooth agrees to the challenge, but only under the agreement that if Doug's team loses they'll be forced to work in the mines instead.

    The movie is amusing in a similar way to all of Nick Park's animation I think. It's definitely funny more than it's not, and the characters are all likable and entertaining. The basic premise for the film isn't that interesting to me though. I think the whole cavemen playing football concept is kind of a dull idea for a movie. Thankfully most of the film is still amusing though.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 16, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Aardman (United Kingdom)
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Höhlenmensch Fußball
    • Production companies
      • Aardman Animations
      • StudioCanal
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,267,544
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,190,525
      • Feb 18, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $54,622,814
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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