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

Bottom Rated Movies #34 | 5 wins & 5 nominations.

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

The Emoji 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:

Welcome to the secret world inside your phone.

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for rude humor

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, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$86,089,513

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$217,776,646

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation,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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film critic Chris Stuckmann named this film the "Worst Movie of 2017".

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Goofs

The Emojis go through other apps in order to get to Dropbox, but it would be much quicker and easier to just walk around the apps. They are being chased by the bots, so it's safer to go through the apps.

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Quotes

Jailbreak: You know, women are always coming up with stuff that men are taking credit for.

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Crazy Credits

End credits are depicted as text bubbles, with an appropriate emoji for each position, i.e. a camera for the director and monkeys for the writers.

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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 Reviews: Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

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Soundtracks

Fireball
Written by Ricky Reed (as Eric Frederic), Ilsey Juber, Pitbull (as Armando Christian Perez), Tom Peyton, John Ryan, Axident (as Andreas Schuller) and Joe London (as Joseph Spargur)
Performed by Pitbull feat. John Ryan
Courtesy of Mr. 305/Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment

User Reviews

All 10 star reviewers must be paid by Sony

No way anyone in their right mind and not being paid to would give this 10 stars.