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Name: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Director: Wes Anderson
Genre: adventure, animation, comedy, family
Released: 2009
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 7.9

Fantastic Mr. Fox has an iRankMovies score of 83.4/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Dig the life fantastic.

Release:2009

Runtime:1h 27m

Country:United States

Director:Wes Anderson

Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationComedy

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Keywords

Based On Novel Or BookTreePeasantFoxvillainCiderTaleFarm Life

iRank83

Fantastic Mr. Fox rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.9/10· 297K votes

Rotten Tomatoes93%

Metacritic83%

TMDb7.8/10· 6K votes

With 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.9/10 on IMDb and 83/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

Cast of Fantastic Mr. Fox

George Clooney
as Mr. Fox (voice)
Meryl Streep
as Mrs. Fox (voice)
Jason Schwartzman
as Ash Fox (voice)
Eric Chase Anderson
as Kristofferson Silverfox (voice)
Wallace Wolodarsky
as Kylie (voice)
Willem Dafoe
as Rat (voice)
Michael Gambon
as Franklin Bean (voice)
Robin Hurlstone
as Walter Boggis (voice)
Hugo Guinness
as Nathan Bunce (voice)
Bill Murray
as Clive Badger (voice)
Helen McCrory
as Mrs. Bean (voice)
Wes Anderson
as Stan Weasel (voice)

Fantastic Mr. Fox facts

Budget: $40M
Box office: $46.5M

Our take on Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson's 2009 stop-motion adventure follows the Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with domestic life, as he plans a heist against three local farmers. Tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, the farmers strike back, seeking revenge against him and his family. Anderson brings his precise symmetries, dry wit and melancholy warmth to handcrafted animation, turning a barnyard caper into a droll fable about restlessness, family and staying true to your wild nature. The storybook craft and deadpan humor give it broad appeal across ages. It's for viewers who enjoy meticulously composed comedy with heart, quirky ensembles and stories where mischief and domesticity gently pull against each other.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Anderson's stop-motion style creates visually distinctive meticulously crafted world
•Caper plot unfolds with clever humor and surprising emotional resonance
•Wry tone balances whimsy with genuine stakes and character vulnerability