Madagascar (2005) (2005) poster
2005 · animation · family · comedy · adventure

Madagascar (2005)

Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath1h 26m2005
ElsewhereIMDb6.9474kRT55%Metacritic57TMDB6.912k
  • cosy
  • kinetic
  • redemptive
  • funny
Movie DNA

Cosy, breathless, measured animation / family, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.

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Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.

Our read · Madagascar (2005) (2005) reads as a cosy, breathless, inventive animation · family · comedy entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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What watching it is actually like.

You want breezy zoo-escape comedy with catchy chaos and kid-friendly energy.

ends upliftingyou’ll feel glowing aftergrabs you earlygrips from the openattention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonightSkip if DreamWorks slapstick or thin plot cannot hold your attention.

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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