Kung Fu Panda
2008 | 90 min | Action, Animation, Comedy, Family
Why it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (87%), audiences rate it highly (7.3/10) and it made about 5 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
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Chosen by prophecy but doubted by all, Po is an unlikely choice for the mystical title of the Dragon Warrior—a clumsy panda thrust into the world of kung fu as a deadly enemy threatens the Valley of Peace. Under reluctant guidance by Master Shifu and the Furious Five, Po must embrace who he is to unlock the power that no scroll can teach.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
87% on Rotten Tomatoes, 74 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.3/10 from 13K viewers
- AwardsSolid
1 win, 3 other nominations — nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature; won Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$632 million worldwide on a $130 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
422K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Amazon Prime Video
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
- Jack BlackPo (voice)
- Dustin HoffmanShifu (voice)
- Angelina JolieTigress (voice)
- Ian McShaneTai Lung (voice)
- Seth RogenMantis (voice)
- Lucy LiuViper (voice)
- David CrossCrane (voice)
- Randall Duk KimOogway (voice)
- James HongMr. Ping (voice)
- Dan FoglerZeng (voice)