Scoob!
Seen it?2020 | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (48% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, 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 likes to be kept guessing, anyone who wants a laugh and families. If you loved Big Hero 6 or Dog Man, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: scary moments. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
In Scooby-Doo’s greatest adventure yet, see the never-before told story of how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined forces with young detectives Fred, Velma, and Daphne to form the famous Mystery Inc. Now, with hundreds of cases solved, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, toughest mystery ever: an evil plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global “dogpocalypse,” the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone ever imagined.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
48% on Rotten Tomatoes, 43 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$90 million worldwide on a $90 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 253K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tony Cervone
- Will ForteShaggy Rogers (voice)
- Mark WahlbergBlue Falcon (voice)
- Jason IsaacsDick Dastardly (voice)
- Gina RodriguezVelma Dinkley (voice)
- Zac EfronFred Jones (voice)
- Amanda SeyfriedDaphne Blake (voice)
- Kiersey ClemonsDee Dee Skyes (voice)
- Ken JeongDynomutt (voice)
- Tracy MorganCaptain Caveman (voice)
- Frank WelkerScooby-Doo / Pterodactyl (voice)