Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)

5.6	Rating (416 ratings)
6	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Mark Waters

Starring (View all)

Jim Carrey
Mr. Popper

Carla Gugino
Amanda

Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Van Gundy

Ophelia Lovibond
Pippi

Madeline Carroll
Janie

Clark Gregg
Nat Jones

Jeffrey Tambor
Mr. Gremmins

David Krumholtz
Kent

Written by (View all)

Sean Anders
(screenplay)

John Morris
(screenplay) and

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Very corny but fun enough for its target audience.

12 years, 4 months ago at Dec 27 4:41

SJMJ91

2 votes

Loosely based upon the children’s book of the same name by Richard & Florence Atwater in 1938, it took approximately 73 years for the release of the feature film. However, despite the very long awaited release and as cute and as child-friendly as it seemed to begin with, there were immediate impressions that it would have its fair share of clichés and corny concepts that wouldn’t make it one ... read more

Fluffy and nimbly-paced, but extremely generic

12 years, 6 months ago at Oct 20 4:49

PvtCaboose91

1 vote

"Pull yourself together... Your house is full of penguins!"

After his work in the audacious sleeper I Love You Phillip Morris, 2011's Mr. Popper's Penguins finds legendary funny man Jim Carrey back in pure paycheque territory. Instead of a worthwhile vehicle for Carrey's dramatic and/or comedic chops, Mr. Popper's Penguins has Carrey playing second fiddle to CGI penguins and working... read more

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11 years, 4 months ago at Jan 1 5:08

ImminentOrbit

1 vote

Obviously, this is a kid's movie. However, they didn't seem to care adults would have to watch. While some movies have unrealistic portions in an unrealistic world, this one had an unrealistic premise, but tried to exist in a realistic world. The reason his father thinks that a gift of 6 penguins is a good one is never made clear, and his actions in keeping the penguins is nonsensical.

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The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.

Release date: 16 June 2011

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"02.07.2017 "Hello! I have to send the penguins back." Director: Mark Waters Writers: Sean Anders, John Morris, Jared Stern, Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater Cinematographer: Florian Ballhaus Composer: Rolfe Kent Cast: Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury, Ophelia Lovibond, Madeline Carroll, Clark Gregg, Jeffrey Tambor, David Krumholtz and Philip Baker Hall Previous rating: N/A New rating: 1/10"