Open Season
Seen it?2006 | 86 min | Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It was a solid box office hit, though it had middling reviews (49% on Rotten Tomatoes). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
49% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$201 million worldwide on a $85 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 230K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roger Allers, Jill Culton
- Martin LawrenceBoog (voice)
- Ashton KutcherElliot (voice)
- Gary SiniseShaw (voice)
- Debra MessingBeth (voice)
- Billy ConnollyMcSquizzy (voice)
- Georgia EngelBobbie (voice)
- Jon FavreauReilly (voice)
- Jane KrakowskiGiselle (voice)
- Gordon TootoosisGordy (voice)
- Patrick WarburtonIan (voice)