Mr. Popper's Penguins

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Mr. Popper's Penguins

PG,

2011,

1h 34m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy

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47%

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53%

50,000+ Ratings

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Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey) is a successful real estate developer in Manhattan. He lives in a posh apartment on Park Avenue, and is on the fast track to a partnership in a prestigious company. However, his life changes radically when he receives a final gift from his late father -- a live penguin, which is soon joined by five more penguins. The birds' antics soon win over Mr. Popper, and as he bonds with the penguins, his chilly relationship with his ex-wife (Carla Gugino) and kids begins to thaw.

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Critics Consensus

Blandly inoffensive and thoroughly predictable, Mr. Popper's Penguins could have been worse -- but it should have been better.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Aug 5, 2011

2/5

It's not an awful film but, in the end, it's nothing much at all.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Aug 4, 2011

2/5

As family entertainment for the summer holidays it isn't bad, and Britain's Ophelia Lovibond does well as Popper's perky assistant, though Carrey is fundamentally subdued.

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Daily Telegraph (UK)

Aug 4, 2011

3/5

The best thing about Mr Popper's Penguins is that it makes no discernible sense.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 30, 2020

3/10

It's certainly not meant for the discerning viewer.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 17, 2020

2.5/4.0

Recipient of a Truly Moving Picture Award from Heartland Truly Moving Pictures.

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Laura Hiros

Rincón de cine

Mar 23, 2018

4/5

These are the types of children's comedy movies that should be seen more often... [Full review in Spanish]

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Abraham S

Mar 15, 2019

One of the most obnoxious, annoying, and unfunny comedies that I've ever seen in my life. I haven't seen a comedy this bad since Mystery Man, and you know you suck as a movie when you're being compared to a superhero movie that everybody has forgotten about.

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Leia G

Nov 4, 2018

a bland family comedy that misses the mark almost every time.

Finn M

Sep 25, 2018

The movie itself can make someone want to ship himself to Antarctica out of sheer boredom after sticking around for less than half an hour.

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Finn G

Feb 19, 2018

Steering clear of the books story, Mr. Poppers Penguins is a funny 97 minutes but could have been better if it were in better hands.

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Hagrid W

Jan 4, 2018

Just... Read the book, it's not worth it.

Ron W

Dec 31, 2017

Absolutely terrible. So bloody cheesy

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Synopsis

Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey) is a successful real estate developer in Manhattan. He lives in a posh apartment on Park Avenue, and is on the fast track to a partnership in a prestigious company. However, his life changes radically when he receives a final gift from his late father -- a live penguin, which is soon joined by five more penguins. The birds' antics soon win over Mr. Popper, and as he bonds with the penguins, his chilly relationship with his ex-wife (Carla Gugino) and kids begins to thaw.

Director: Mark Waters
Producer: John Davis
Screenwriter: Sean Anders, John Morris, Jared Stern
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Davis Entertainment
Rating: PG (Some Language|Mild Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 17, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $68.2M
Runtime: 1h 34m

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