Built to fight. Born to love.
| Cast |
Voices of Kate McKinnon, David Tennant, Bobby Cannavale, John Cena, Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Gabriel Iglesias, Anthony Anderson |
| Director |
Carlos Saldanha |
| Screenplay | Robert L. Baird, Tim Federle, Brad Copeland, Ron Burch, David Kidd, Don Rhymer, from the book by Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson |
| Music | John Powell |
| Cinematography | Renato Falcão |
| Editing | Harry Hitner |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Surround 7.1 |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2017 |
| Produced by | Blue Sky Studios, Davis Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Animation |
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| Genre | Animated |
| Language | Low, very infrequent, not crude. |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Low, fairly frequent, unrealistic. |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
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| PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG for rude humor, action and some thematic elements |
| Runtime | 106 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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| Suggested age limit 6 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Jane Horwitz  A gentle bull to warm your heart. | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Mariana Malan Ferdinand die bul laat jou hart smelt. | 10 | |
| 24.com Bronwyn McKay Ferdinand is a happy-go-lucky, easily understood, colourful story that is fun for everyone to watch. | 15 |  |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy While I really didn't expect the film to toy with kids and then trample their idealism with the realities of bullfighting, I'm happy the film ends up being quite entertaining and enjoyable. | 14 | |
| Metacritic.com 19 critics | 12 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 79 critics | 12 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Ferdinand's colorful update on a classic tale doesn't go anywhere unexpected, but its timeless themes -- and John Cena's engaging voice work in the title role -- make for family-friendly fun. | 14 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 13 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Joyce Slaton Sweet story about compassion, nonviolence has a few scares. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 13 users | 11 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 4628 users | 9 | |
| IMDB 1216 Netizens A funny and somewhat heartwarming tale. | 14 | |
| The Movie DB Community | 15 | |
Average .. 63% | 13 | |