The Twits
Seen it?2025 | 99 min | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences held it back. 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, fantasy fans and families. If you loved Dog Man, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
When the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 48 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
0 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; spent 3 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 414K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Phil Johnston
- Margo MartindaleCredenza Twit (voice)
- Johnny VegasJim Twit (voice)
- Maitreyi RamakrishnanBeesha Balti (voice)
- Ryan Anderson LopezBusby Mulch (voice)
- Emilia ClarkePippa (voice)
- Natalie PortmanMary Muggle-Wump (voice)
- Timothy SimonsMarty Muggle-Wump (voice)
- Nicole ByerBeverly Onion (voice)
- Jason MantzoukasMayor Wayne John John-John (voice)
- Alan TudykThe Sweet-Toed Toad (voice)