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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Timothy Reckart

Producer:

Jennifer Magee-Cook, DeVon Franklin, Brian Henson

Writer:

Carlos Kotkin

Release Date:

Nov 17, 2017

Runtime:

1hr 29m

Synopsis

In Sony Pictures Animation's The Star, a small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free, and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth, a loveable sheep who has lost her flock and Dave, a dove with lofty aspirations. Along with three wisecracking camels and some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his new friends follow the Star and become accidental heroes in the greatest story ever told – the first Christmas.

Cast

  • Steven Yeun
  • Keegan-Michael Key
  • Aidy Bryant
  • Gina Rodriguez
  • Zachary Levi
  • Christopher Plummer
  • Ving Rhames
  • Gabriel Iglesias
  • Kelly Clarkson
  • Anthony Anderson

Letterboxd User Reviews

2.6
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2.6

  • Why does the baby Jesus in this movie look like the Boss Baby

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    James (Schaffrillas)
    James (Schaffrillas)
    May 15, 2018

    WHO IN SONY'S STAFF THOUGHT THAT THE SAVIOR OF THE UNIVERSE AND HIS PARENTS WEREN'T INTERESTING ENOUGH TO BE THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF THEIR OWN STORY

    429 Likes
    trey 🍂
    trey 🍂
    Dec 5, 2021

    Remember back in Jesus times when people would say “wassup” and “bro”? I have now seen every single Sony animated movie. I don’t like animation anymore.

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    HAL
    HAL
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    Nov 21, 2018

    ⭐️

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    megan
    megan
    May 23, 2023

    (Sony Pictures Animation Marathon counting down to Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, 18/27) Why does the animation looks like it came from the “Earth” by Lil Dicky Music video? 😂😂😂

    108 Likes
    Kyler
    Kyler
    Nov 18, 2017

    VeggieTales did it better.

    110 Likes
    Spoonx
    Spoonx
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    Dec 4, 2022

    "mom, can we get the prince of egypt?" "we have the prince of egypt at home." the prince of egypt at home:

    98 Likes
    Luna Challis
    Luna Challis
    Dec 26, 2020

    everyone else on film twitter: *has access to minari* me: *is forced to watch THIS steven yeun movie*

    78 Likes
    jules
    jules
    Apr 25, 2023

    They made the DONKEY the protagonist?? This would be like if you made a Cars movie with Mater as the main character or something

    63 Likes
    TheSinnohman
    TheSinnohman
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  • Hardcore Epic Fanboy-Stan-Worshiper
    Hardcore Epic Fanboy-Stan-Worshiper is "meh" on
    The Star

    The term guilty pleasure is made for movies like this. The screenplay is so bad for so many reasons, but it’s also got just enough elements that I like plus nostalgia that I can’t possibly hate it. But if you want an actually good Christian movie, go watch The Prince of Egypt.

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    Chloe Ribeiro
    Chloe Ribeiro loved
    The Star

    i remember watching this movie at ccd when i was little and i told the teacher we never need to read the bible because if we forget we should just watch this again lmfaooo great movie 10/10 recommend!

    1Y
    Kayci
    Kayci liked
    The Star

    i remember watching this when i was little but like i didn’t even have to read the bible this movie explains it all basically so yeah ! it’s kinda cheesy at times but Joseph is me 🤧

    1Y
  • Meadows
    Meadows liked
    The Star

    Adorable and so worth it, although I’m a Muslim I loved this a lot and so did my family it was very funny and worth the watch

    4M
    Jennifer vera
    Jennifer vera loved
    The Star

    Love it! It’s such a cute idea of telling Jesus’s birth through the eyes of Bo. It’s a cute movie! Very good message!

    11M
    MovieDave
    MovieDave is "meh" on
    The Star

    You don't have to know the Bible to get this story. Don't even have to be religious. Still, an average movie. 6.4

    2M
  • chasity
    chasity loved
    The Star

    this will forever be one of my favorite movies about Jesus, its so cute & explains everything so well

    1Y
    jordyn.
    jordyn. loved
    The Star

    this movie is the greatest xmas movie i know! the plot,the cast, everything about it is great!

    2Y
    yikes
    yikes loved
    The Star

    im not even that religious but this was a banger

    5M
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great animation and wonderful songs!

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I love this movie so much. I want this to go on Vudu and DVD

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Metacritic

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Based on 12 Critics
3.0

USER SCORE (117)

Generally unfavorable reviews based on 117 Reviews
50
Nov 17, 2017

A feature debut that might have its heart in the right place but can’t quite manage to smoothly blend the spiritual with the silly without a few Biblical hitches here and there.

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Metacritic review by Susan Wloszczyna
Susan Wloszczyna
RogerEbert.com
58
Nov 16, 2017

If you can get past the many bizarre inconsistencies, The Star is a relatively decent film for young Christian audiences. The writing, voice-acting and animation are unremarkable, but they get the job done, and the film’s heart seems to be in the right place.

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Metacritic review by William Bibbiani
William Bibbiani
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