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The One and Only Ivan

  • Rated PG
  • 1hr 35m
  • 58

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Thea Sharrock

Producer:

Sue Baden-Powell, John Flanagan, Angelina Jolie

Writer:

Mike White, Katherine Applegate

Release Date:

Aug 21, 2020

Runtime:

1hr 35m

Synopsis

A gorilla named Ivan tries to piece together his past with the help of an elephant named Ruby as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.

Cast

  • Sam Rockwell
  • Angelina Jolie
  • Bryan Cranston
  • Phillipa Soo
  • Helen Mirren
  • Danny DeVito
  • Ariana Greenblatt
  • Brooklynn Prince
  • Eleanor Matsuura
  • Ramon Rodriguez

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Metacritic

58
metacritic
Based on 25 Critics
7.3

USER SCORE (35)

Generally favorable reviews based on 35 Reviews
50
Aug 21, 2020

Like a novice juggler struggling to master some complicated tricks, The One and Only Ivan tries to encompass several different stories, themes, and ideas while appealing to adults and very young kids at the same time. It’s a tough feat to pull off — an uneasy mix of lofty notions about freedom and dog fart jokes — which the film only sporadically succeeds in achieving.

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Metacritic review by Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
RogerEbert.com
55
Aug 20, 2020

The closing kick of The One and Only Ivan is somewhat stirring -- and certainly works hard at being so -- but it's pretty tepid until then.

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Brian Lowry
CNN
25
Aug 19, 2020

The One and Only Ivan has within it a much more interesting film waiting to break out that really could have been for the whole family, but alas it is trapped within the cement walls of Disney’s cookie-cutter formula.

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Metacritic review by G. Allen Johnson
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
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