Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Seen it?2015 | 92 min | Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, adventure fans and families. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
- It picked up 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.
Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City - and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
16% on Rotten Tomatoes, 33 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
Nominated for 1 BAFTA.. Plus: "Won" 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$250 million worldwide on a $90 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 170K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Walt Becker
- Jason LeeDave
- Justin LongAlvin (voice)
- Matthew Gray GublerSimon (voice)
- Jesse McCartneyTheodore (voice)
- Kimberly Williams-PaisleySamantha
- Josh GreenMiles
- Tony HaleAgent Suggs
- Bella ThorneAshley Grey
- Eddie SteeplesBarry
- Christina ApplegateBrittany (voice)