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The Guardian Brothers

Original title: Xiao men shen
  • 2015
  • TV-Y7
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
2.3K
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The Guardian Brothers (2015)
There's a crisis in the Chinese Spirit World -- humans don't believe in gods anymore! A Door God, facing unemployment, ventures into the human world to prove his worth, leading to unexpected encounters and transformations for humans and spirits alike.
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There's a crisis in the Chinese Spirit World -- humans don't believe in gods anymore! A Door God, facing unemployment, ventures into the human world to prove his worth, leading to unexpected... Read allThere's a crisis in the Chinese Spirit World -- humans don't believe in gods anymore! A Door God, facing unemployment, ventures into the human world to prove his worth, leading to unexpected encounters and transformations for humans and spirits alike.There's a crisis in the Chinese Spirit World -- humans don't believe in gods anymore! A Door God, facing unemployment, ventures into the human world to prove his worth, leading to unexpected encounters and transformations for humans and spirits alike.

  • Directors
    • Gary Wang
    • Paulette Victor Lifton
  • Writers
    • Dan Edelstein
    • Terrence Stone
    • Gary Wang
  • Stars
    • Mike Birbiglia
    • Mel Brooks
    • Blanca Camacho
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Gary Wang
      • Paulette Victor Lifton
    • Writers
      • Dan Edelstein
      • Terrence Stone
      • Gary Wang
    • Stars
      • Mike Birbiglia
      • Mel Brooks
      • Blanca Camacho
    • 26User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Mike Birbiglia
    Mike Birbiglia
    • The Health Inspector
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Mel Brooks
    Mel Brooks
    • Rogman
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Blanca Camacho
    Blanca Camacho
    • Grandma Ru
    • (voice)
    Tony Daniels
    Tony Daniels
    • Anto
    • (voice)
    • …
    Yuting Du
      Dan Fogler
      Dan Fogler
      • Shen Tu
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      Steve French
      Steve French
      • Dean
      • (voice)
      • …
      Xiaosong Gao
      Xiaosong Gao
      • Shen Tu
      • (voice)
      Jason Griffith
      Jason Griffith
      • Chet Spiritman
      • (voice)
      Sean Kenin
      Sean Kenin
      • Deputy 2
      • (voice)
      Nicole Kidman
      Nicole Kidman
      • Luli
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      Raymond J. Lee
      Raymond J. Lee
      • The Mayor
      Paulette Victor Lifton
      Paulette Victor Lifton
      • Young Boy and Girl
      • (as Paulette Lifton)
      Bill Lobley
      Bill Lobley
      • Deputy 3
      • (voice)
      Edward Norton
      Edward Norton
      • Yu Lei
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      Cristina Pucelli
      Cristina Pucelli
      • Bloom
      • (voice)
      Terrence Stone
        Meryl Streep
        Meryl Streep
        • Narrator
        • (English version)
        • (voice)
        • Directors
          • Gary Wang
          • Paulette Victor Lifton
        • Writers
          • Dan Edelstein
          • Terrence Stone
          • Gary Wang
        • All cast & crew
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        User reviews26

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        3daisukereds

        Well animated, but terribly dumb

        Yikes, the voice work in this movie is awful. It's like a layer out of place.. And while it is visually interesting in some parts the movement and dialogue is just BAD... The pacing, developments and everything in it feels wrong. The Seal-breaking scenes are the only saving grace (mostly anything Yu Lei related), and the drawn animation of the "monster".. aside from that, the story is not explained enough, doesn't make sense and feels dumb at times.

        I wonder if watching this in another language would make this a tad better. Also, there's too many farts..
        4xxxsukkubusxxx

        Dubbed... awful as ever.

        I don't choose to watch dubbed versions but in this case, Netflix didn't exactly give me a choice. Nicole Kidman's awful attempt at voice acting was awful. Literally sounded like she had just received the script and read it during recording.
        5misumena

        Watch the chinese version

        I started watching this movie on Netflix, but the music and the voice acting was just so extremely bad that out of curiosity I decided to see how the original was in comparison. Man, it was so much better. The english version is not just bad voice acting, they completely changed the dialogue and inserted a lot of out-of-date pop references (to star wars and ubers for example) and horrible pop songs and cringe. The original version had none of these references, and nice and calm melodic music instead of the pop songs, so the literal mood of the movie was lost in translation. The Netflix version also literally cut out some parts of the movie. I'd give the american version a 1, but the chinese version gets 5 stars (that's quite high for me).
        8Elden_Lord

        Fresh, heart-warming, different and beautifully animated

        An animated gem which is a pleasure to watch. Expect great visuals, a cool story and family-friendly fun with lots of soul. Looking forward to the next installment by the creators. I highly recommend this movie!
        4PremAdri

        Horrible Voice Acting

        The English voice acting is horrible! I only loved Meryl Streep's narration!

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          Meryl Streep's third animated movie.
        • Connections
          References Sailor Moon (1992)

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        • Release date
          • December 25, 2015 (China)
        • Country of origin
          • China
        • Official sites
          • Official site
          • YouTube (English Dub)
        • Language
          • Chinese
        • Also known as
          • Door Guardians
        • Production company
          • Light Chaser Animation Studios
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        • Gross worldwide
          • $11,902,156
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 43 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Dolby Atmos

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