Rango

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Rango

PG,

2011,

1h 45m,

Kids & Family/

Comedy/

Adventure/

Animation

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223 Reviews

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A chameleon who has lived as a sheltered family pet finds himself in the grip of an identity crisis. Rango wonders how to stand out when it is his nature to blend in. When he accidentally winds up in a frontier town called Dirt, he takes the first step on a transformational journey as the town's new sheriff. Though at first Rango only role-plays, a series of thrilling situations and outrageous encounters forces him to become a real hero.

Critics Consensus

Rango is a smart, giddily creative burst of beautifully animated entertainment, and Johnny Depp gives a colorful vocal performance as a household pet in an unfamiliar world.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Aug 4, 2023

2/5

Several quick-witted touches — such as a hilarious nod to Depp’s role in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas — can’t make up for Gore Verbinski’s leaden direction of this digitally animated feature.

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Victoria Luxford

BBC.com

Apr 6, 2023

4/5

A gem that doesn't get talked about as much as the big Pixar movies, but well worth checking out.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Apr 2, 2019

4/5

Rango is a superbly-written, masterfully-shot feat of making us believe that yes, ugly critters can also possess the kind of heroic qualities that this world needs more of.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 3, 2026

3.5/4

In its finest moments, Rango comes across as a Coen Brothers film with anthropomorphic animals instead of flesh-and-blood humans.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 28, 2025

3/5

For a movie like "Rango" to come around and be, not only good adult entertainment, but the best homage to old western films of any recent modern movie, not just the animated genre, is something worth taking notice of.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Jul 31, 2023

4/4

Rango is a cineaste’s delight, a rare example of how filmmakers can take inspiration from earlier classics and still put together something that doesn’t feel derivative.

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Ron S

Apr 16, 2019

The best animated movie I have ever seen, it's super incredible

Mar 21, 2019

A darkly weird yet funny movie that I enjoyed immensely thanks to Johnny Dep's great performance, a fascinating Western story and good characters

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Harry R

Mar 17, 2019

Surprisingly poignant and able to bring a huge smile to your face.

Mar 10, 2019

I find that that on recent viewing this movie has held up well and has still got a lot of laughs the story can be a little here nor there at time but the animation is solid and the world believable and immersive.

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Han W

Feb 1, 2019

This movie is a cinematic masterpiece.

Kylo M

Jan 16, 2019

A good Western tale in animated form. Certainly worth a watch.

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Gore Verbinski

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Rango

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Synopsis

A chameleon who has lived as a sheltered family pet finds himself in the grip of an identity crisis. Rango wonders how to stand out when it is his nature to blend in. When he accidentally winds up in a frontier town called Dirt, he takes the first step on a transformational journey as the town's new sheriff. Though at first Rango only role-plays, a series of thrilling situations and outrageous encounters forces him to become a real hero.

Director: Gore Verbinski
Producer: Graham King, John B. Carls
Screenwriter: John Logan
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Blind Wink, GK Films
Rating: PG (Language|Action|Rude Humor|Smoking)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 4, 2011, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jan 27, 2012
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Runtime: 1h 45m

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