Norm of the North

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Norm of the North

PG,

2016,

1h 30m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy/

Adventure/

Animation

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Norm (Rob Schneider) the polar bear doesn't know how to hunt, but he does possess the unique ability to talk to humans. When the wealthy Mr. Greene (Ken Jeong) unveils his idea to build luxury condos in the Arctic, Norm realizes that his beloved home is in jeopardy. Accompanied by three mischievous lemmings, Norm stows away on a ship to New York. Once there, he meets a surprising ally (Michael McElhatton) who helps him hatch a scheme to sabotage the shady developer's plans.

Critics Consensus

A pioneering feat in the field of twerking polar bear animation but blearily retrograde in every other respect, Norm of the North should only be screened in case of parental emergency.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Aug 16, 2016

0.5/4

Norm of the North is a rancid excursion into well-intentioned animated chaos that proves to be an excruciating endurance test no one of sound mind or body should ever attempt to watch, and that includes their children.

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Aug 2, 2016

1.5/5

With its strangely adult plot about global warming and real estate development and its mediocre animation style, Norm of the North is one to skip.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Mar 20, 2016

2/5

Plays like a bargain-bin mashup of tropes lifted from Happy Feet, Madagascar, Ice Age et al.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Feb 3, 2021

0/5

Has little to recommend it. Padded with dance numbers - two in the first fifteen minutes alone - and montages, the best that can be said is that bad movies like this are important to remind us that the Pixar movies aren't flukes.

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Cate Marquis

We Are Movie Geeks

May 7, 2019

1/5

Sometimes a film critic has to throw himself or herself on a bomb for the good of the movie-going public.

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

Apr 17, 2019

F

I really don't have anything good to say about it. I guess congrats for getting a movie made.

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Mar 25, 2019

If the arctic has to dissapear, I want this movie to dissapear with it.

Leia S

Jan 25, 2019

What the fuck did I just watch? I've seen bad kids movies before, but this was on another level. Third rate animation and the entertainment quality was so poor, like something you might see on the Disney Channel on a weekday when the kids are in school. Absolute garbage.

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Draco M

Jan 11, 2019

There's no on-screen chemistry, the jokes don't work, the movie made no sense, and I was literally praying for it to end

Jan 4, 2019

Amazingly bland and even stupid, but it has its moments. It just has many more moments of MISS. Chuckle funny sometimes, but really just watch for the visuals if you think a dancing polar bear is at all clever or entertaining.

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Rey

Oct 29, 2018

While Norm of the North isn't offensively bad, it's still really f*cking stupid. Twerking polar bears galore. 0/10

Hermione M

Oct 22, 2018

I like bears that are also white. This bear deals with his emotional struggle after his father overdoses on heroin. Norm (the white polar bear) decides to escape from his home and venture out into the big city. Norm needs to meet new people, he needs to be in a space where he isnt constantly reminded by his fathers mistakes. This film is a master piece and I think everybody deserves to watch it.

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Trevor Wall

Director

Rob Schneider

Norm

Heather Graham

Vera Brightly

Ken Jeong

Mr. Greene

Maya Kay

Olympia Brightly

Colm Meaney

Norm's grandfather

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Synopsis

Norm (Rob Schneider) the polar bear doesn't know how to hunt, but he does possess the unique ability to talk to humans. When the wealthy Mr. Greene (Ken Jeong) unveils his idea to build luxury condos in the Arctic, Norm realizes that his beloved home is in jeopardy. Accompanied by three mischievous lemmings, Norm stows away on a ship to New York. Once there, he meets a surprising ally (Michael McElhatton) who helps him hatch a scheme to sabotage the shady developer's plans.

Director: Trevor Wall
Producer: Nicolas Atlan, Ken Katsumoto, Steven Rosen, Liz Young, Mike Young, Jack Donaldson, Derek Elliott
Screenwriter: Daniel Altiere, Steven Altiere, Malcolm T. Goldman, Daniel Altiere, Steven Altiere, Malcolm T. Goldman
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lionsgate, Splash Entertainment, Telegael, Assemblage Entertainment
Rating: PG (Mild Rude Humor and Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 15, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.0M
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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