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Ernest & Celestine

Play trailer Poster for Ernest & Celestine PG,  2012,  1h 20m,  Kids & Family/ Comedy/ Drama/ Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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98% Tomatometer 80 Reviews 88% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A bear named Ernest and a mouse named Celestine form an unlikely friendship.
Ernest & Celestine

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Critics Consensus

Sweet and visually charming, Ernest & Celestine offers old-fashioned delights for animation lovers of all ages.

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Philippa Hawker The Age (Australia) Jun 19, 2014
3.5/5
From its opening credits, [it] proclaims its hand-drawn, delicate, watercolour aesthetic. But it's not all sweetness and light: there's a dark strand of humour and some sly visual gags in this clever tale of opposites. Go to Full Review
Eddie Cockrell The Australian Jun 19, 2014
4/5
Two styles combine to create a world at once impressionistic and lived in, infused with the kind of warm glow which emanates from a cosy fireplace. Go to Full Review
Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch Apr 10, 2014
3/4
Ernest learns to share, Celestine learns to a paint - and the audience learns that in a Disney-dominated marketplace, kids are still free to choose their own mini mouse. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Feb 1, 2024
4/5
...a lovely piece of hand-drawn work from directors Stéphane Aubier , Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner, and this subtitled version is a pleasant diversion for kids of all ages... Go to Full Review
Mat Brunet AniMat's Review (YouTube) May 12, 2023
9/10
Ernest & Celestine is a fun-filled and heartfelt animated feature that presents one of the best examples of how to turn children’s literature into a film adaptation. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 7, 2020
4.0/4.0
A beautifully presented and emotionally resonant message about friendship and how friendship doesn't have to look exactly like you. Go to Full Review
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Stéphane Aubier

Director

Vincent Patar

Director

Benjamin Renner

Director

Forest Whitaker

Ernest

Mackenzie Foy

Celestine

Paul Giamatti

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Ernest & Celestine

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Movie Info

Synopsis A bear named Ernest and a mouse named Celestine form an unlikely friendship.
Director
Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Benjamin Renner
Producer
Eric Beckman, David Jesteadt, Michael Sinterniklaas
Screenwriter
Daniel Pennac, Daniel Pennac
Production Co
Maybe Movies, StudioCanal, La Parti Productions, Les Armateurs
Rating
PG (Some Scary Moments)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama, Animation
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$71.4K
Runtime
1h 20m
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