Mat Brunet AniMat's Review (YouTube) Jun 7, 2026 5/10

Barnyard can be best described as the Cow Tools of animated movies. What was supposed to be a simple cartoon starring a cow on a farm became something whose existence alone is so bizarre that it’s more fascinating than funny.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 2, 2020 1.5/4.0

The overall feeling I had leaving Barnyard was one of feeling genuinely creeped out.

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Jane Boursaw Common Sense Media Jan 1, 2011 2/5

A re-hash of tired cliches and CGI effects.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader May 18, 2010

The laughs subside near the end as the requisite moral kicks in, but this is still that rare kids' movie I'd recommend to parents and nonparents alike.

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Apr 21, 2009 C-

Criminal acts and scenes of brutal violence spoil the effect of "Barnyard" as an animated movie for tots.

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Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 1/5

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Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Aug 25, 2007 2/4

That the lead character is a 'male cow' complete with udders shows how confused the picture is.

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Mar 3, 2007 C-

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Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses Feb 19, 2007 3/5

A beatifully animated simple but fun plot, carries enough giggles for all age groups.

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Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com Dec 8, 2006 2/5

The animation is perfectly colorful and the voice actors earn their paychecks, but it's blatantly obvious that this thing started production without a screenplay -- and hit the screens without a plot.

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Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Oct 31, 2006 C

Relatively unfunny comedy about barnyard animals. It is notable mainly for its anatomically incorrect portrayal of bulls with udders.

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Neil Smith BBC.com Oct 24, 2006 2/5

Deserves to be hanging in the nearest meat locker.

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David Edwards Daily Mirror (UK) Oct 21, 2006 2/5

There are far better ways of keeping the kids happy.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Oct 21, 2006 1/5

This could be the film that snaps everyone's patience with Hollywood animations which have a Dell computer chip where their heart should be.

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Simon Braund Empire Magazine Oct 21, 2006 3/5

Good voice talent and some funny moments.

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Derek Adams Time Out Oct 19, 2006

Loud, raucous and dispiritingly unfunny.

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Matthew Turner ViewLondon Oct 19, 2006 2/5

It's impossible to shake the impression that Barnyard was written by idiots. Why else would the male cows have udders?

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Oct 5, 2006 1.5/5

The design is uninteresting, the characters are bland and the story is terrible.

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Brian Clark Austin Chronicle Sep 23, 2006 1.5/5

Strictly for kids, and, as the three or four people who saw Oedekerk's previous directing effort, Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, can attest, the writer/director tends to stretch even throwaway jokes minutes past the punch line.

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Roger Tennis Cinemaclips.com Sep 6, 2006 3/5

Ben the Cow (the voice of Sam Elliott) has to teach his carefree son Otis (Kevin James) the responsibility of leadership over the farm animals. This is far from Otis' mind, but inevitable. Barnyard is a farm version of The Lion King with eno

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