When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.When a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 23 nominations
Jim Sturgess
- Soren
- (voice)
Hugo Weaving
- Noctus
- (voice)
- …
David Wenham
- Digger
- (voice)
Emily Barclay
- Gylfie
- (voice)
Abbie Cornish
- Otulissa
- (voice)
Essie Davis
- Marella
- (voice)
Adrienne DeFaria
- Eglantine
- (voice)
Joel Edgerton
- Metal Beak
- (voice)
Deborra-Lee Furness
- Barran
- (voice)
Sacha Horler
- Strix Struma
- (voice)
Bill Hunter
- Bubo
- (voice)
Ryan Kwanten
- Kludd
- (voice)
Anthony LaPaglia
- Twilight
- (voice)
Helen Mirren
- Nyra
- (voice)
Barry Otto
- Echidna
- (voice)
Richard Roxburgh
- Boron
- (voice)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe animators went to an owl sanctuary to learn how to properly depict owls in flight and the ruffling of their feathers, as well as owl behavior and their dietary needs.
- GoofsSeveral of the owl species featured in the film are not found in Australia, where it is set. This is because the original books were set in North America.
- Crazy creditsAt the very start of the film Soren's father, Noctus, is shown flying through the sky at sunrise passing through the Warner Brothers and Village Roadshow logos, before diving under the film's title.
- Alternate versionsAlso released in a 3D version.
Featured review
Pretty good family film
I'm sure you know the basic premise so i'll get straight to the point.
Pros: Surprisingly funny, superb animation, pretty good story (darker than I expected when it was billed as "from the creators of Happy Feet").
Cons: First half of the movie is pretty jumpy, and its also cheesy at some points.
I've only seen it once, so my review isn't as thorough as it could be, but overall this is a pretty good family movie, (not just for kids). I'm 21 and while I thought it looked good, I had feeling it was going to be bad. Its a shame they probably won't be making another one because of poor box office performance. I may see it a second time in theaters and will definitely get it on DVD.
PS: Before the movie begins (almost pixar-esquire) there is a Wile E Coyote and Roadrunner cartoon (well, 3D animation) which is a pleasant surprise.
Pros: Surprisingly funny, superb animation, pretty good story (darker than I expected when it was billed as "from the creators of Happy Feet").
Cons: First half of the movie is pretty jumpy, and its also cheesy at some points.
I've only seen it once, so my review isn't as thorough as it could be, but overall this is a pretty good family movie, (not just for kids). I'm 21 and while I thought it looked good, I had feeling it was going to be bad. Its a shame they probably won't be making another one because of poor box office performance. I may see it a second time in theaters and will definitely get it on DVD.
PS: Before the movie begins (almost pixar-esquire) there is a Wile E Coyote and Roadrunner cartoon (well, 3D animation) which is a pleasant surprise.
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- seancram
- Oct 19, 2010
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Guardians of Ga'Hoole
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $80,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $55,675,313
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,112,211
- Sep 26, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $140,073,390
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- 2.39 : 1
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