The Emoji Movie (2017)

Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji.

Director:

Tony Leondis

Writers:

Tony Leondis (screenplay by), Eric Siegel (screenplay by)

Stars:

T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
T.J. Miller	...	Gene (voice)
James Corden	...	Hi-5 (voice)
Anna Faris	...	Jailbreak (voice)
Maya Rudolph	...	Smiler (voice)
Steven Wright	...	Mel Meh (voice)
Jennifer Coolidge	...	Mary Meh (voice)
Patrick Stewart	...	Poop (voice) (as Sir Patrick Stewart)
Christina Aguilera	...	Akiko Glitter (voice)
Sofía Vergara	...	Flamenca (voice)
Rachael Ray	...	Spam (voice)
Sean Hayes	...	'Devil' Steven (voice)
Jake T. Austin	...	Alex (voice)
Tati Gabrielle	...	Addie (voice)
Jude Kouyate	...	Poop Jr. 'PJ' (voice)
Jeffrey Ross	...	Internet Troll (voice) (as Jeff Ross)

Storyline

This movie unlocks the never-before-seen secret world inside your smartphone. Hidden within the messaging app is Textopolis, a bustling city where all your favorite emojis live, hoping to be selected by the phone's user. In this world, each emoji has only one facial expression, except for Gene, an exuberant emoji who was born without a filter and is bursting with multiple expressions. Determined to become "normal" like the other emojis, Gene enlists the help of his handy best friend Hi-5 and the notorious code breaker emoji Jailbreak. Together, they embark on an epic "app-venture" through the apps on the phone, each its own wild and fun world, to find the Code that will fix Gene. But when a greater danger threatens the phone, the fate of all emojis depends on these three unlikely friends who must save their world before it's deleted forever.

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Plot Keywords:

food | emoji | dancing | text messages | high school | 

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Taglines:

Take an adventure into the secret world inside your phone! (DVD/Blu-ray release)

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

On January 13, 2018, Saudi Arabia lifted a 35-year ban on movie theaters. This was the first movie publicly shown in the country. It played at a film festival in Jeddah, as a double feature with Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017).

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Goofs

When Smiler shows the Text Place, Angry Face Emoji on the right of Poop. When Alex chooses Gene, he is to the right of Poop.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Gene: [narrating] The world we live in. It's so wondrous, mysterious, even magical. No. No, no, not that world. I meant this one: the smartphone. Each system and program and app is its own little planet of perfect technology. All providing services so necessary, so crucial, so unbelievably profound.

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Crazy Credits

Someone takes a picture of the Columbia Pictures logo on their cellphone and attaches an emoji to the Torch Lady's head.

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Alternate Versions

For its UK release, Sony had to remove some mild language in order to receive an U rating instead of a PG - this included a visual use of "WTF" (considered 'disguised strong language' and worthy of a 12A) and a verbal use of "turd".

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Connections

Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Lion King Sized Problems (2019)

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Soundtracks

Diamonds
Written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (as Mikkel Eriksen), Sia (as Sia Furler), Tor Erik Hermansen (as Tor Hermansen) and Benny Blanco (as Benjamin Levin)

User Reviews

Pure bliss.

Ever sincethat fateful day on July 28th my life has changed eternally .70% of my time awake is devoted to watching this as everything else I do is immensely boring and sad compared to the genius that is ,Emoji.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

28 July 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Emoji

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$24,531,923, 30 July 2017

Gross USA:

$86,089,513

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$217,776,646

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital, Sony Pictures Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital DTS (DTS: X) Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1