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  • 2009
  • TV-PG
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2009
  • TV-PG
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 15 m

Summary Panic stars three plastic toys named Cowboy, Indian and Horse who share a rambling house in a rural town that never fails to attract the weirdest events. Cowboy and Indian’s plan to gift Horse with a homemade barbecue backfires when they accidentally buy 50 million bricks. Whoops! This sets off a perilously wacky chain of events as the t...

Directed By: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar

Written By: Guillaume Malandrin, Vincent Tavier, Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar

  • 2009
  • TV-PG
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2009
  • TV-PG
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 15 m

A Town Called Panic

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
70
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 22 User Ratings
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Summary Panic stars three plastic toys named Cowboy, Indian and Horse who share a rambling house in a rural town that never fails to attract the weirdest events. Cowboy and Indian’s plan to gift Horse with a homemade barbecue backfires when they accidentally buy 50 million bricks. Whoops! This sets off a perilously wacky chain of events as the t...

Directed By: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar

Written By: Guillaume Malandrin, Vincent Tavier, Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
70
80% Positive
16 Reviews
15% Mixed
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5% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 20 Critic Reviews
70
80% Positive
16 Reviews
15% Mixed
3 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review

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100
There's really very little to say about this film beyond that it's absolutely brilliant.
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90
A sparkly little gem.
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Universal Acclaim Based on 22 User Ratings
8.5
86% Positive
19 Ratings
14% Mixed
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10
Dandy-Mr-D
Feb 22, 2024
Three words: funny as heck. Oh, and watch in the original French language. Sooo much better.
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10
4DFilms
Jan 5, 2012
A Town Called Panic is both homage to the art of stop motion animation and a satisfying animation that caters to adult tastes. There is a good review of Panic here: ****/2011/10/01/panic-in-the-streets/
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88
I enjoyed this film so much I'm sorry to report it was finally too much of a muchness. You can only eat so much cake.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
75
If you've ever seen anything like A Town Called Panic, you either made it yourself or you dreamed it.
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75
It's a sophisticated fantasia that adults should enjoy equally. (In other words, it's the perfect family entertainment.)
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
50
The animation itself is superb, and the filmmakers long ago mastered the dreamy, stream-of-consciousness narrative tropes that work so well with stop-motion, but even with all that going for it, A Town Called Panic feels more like some exotic animated curiosity than a film to return to again and again.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
30
Maybe the self-consciously stoopid humor works better in microbursts, but at 75 minutes it's a total drag.
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oDjento
Jan 4, 2015
Absolutely love this movie, stylish, classy and greatly humorous. The animation style is great and almost adds to the comedy. The characters are memorable and unique each in their own way. The film is full of surreal hilarity that runs all the way through the movie. The film doesn't have to make sense and it knows that, it just has to be a silly animated comedy. Would love to see a sequel to this! Even though it is a foreign language it is still easy to watch with most friends. And also, your stoner mates will love this, trust me.
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raco2046
Oct 4, 2010
It is panicky in the best of ways. Indeed the animation is quite different from American-sanitized frame by frame. Even better, there are subplots that make this a film for grownups to enjoy with kids. It resembles much some dream outing you designed while in Kindergarden. This is so familiar, it has everything for your enjoyment.
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Production Company La Parti Productions, Made in Productions, Mélusine Productions, Mélusine, Beast Productions, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), Beast Production, Gébéka Films, Les Films du Grognon, Canal+ Horizons, Canal+, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Fonds National de Soutien à la Production Audiovisuelle du Luxembourg, Région Wallone, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Wallimage
Release Date Dec 16, 2009
Duration 1 h 15 m
Rating TV-PG
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Tagline They came... They saw... They panicked...
Website http://www.atowncalledpanic.com/
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Awards

Magritte Awards, Belgium
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cinanima
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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