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57 out of 100

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6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 111 Ratings

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  • Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith
  • Summary: When a group of animals from New York's Central Park Zoo wash ashore on the exotic island of Madagascar, they must figure out how to survive in the wild and discover the true meaning of the phrase "It's a jungle out there." (DreamWorks)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 36
  3. Negative: 2 out of 36
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    91
    Dishes up some very corny jokes, but the images have a brighter-than-life vivacity.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    60
    It's frustrating to see this wonderful-looking, laugh-out-loud funny survival tale fall short of its potential.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    30
    The underwhelming, only fitfully amusing movie left me hungry for more.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 61
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 61
  3. Negative: 14 out of 61
  1. RamiW.
    10
    the lemurs are so funny i cracked up laughing and dancing about that song so everybody stop giving this movie a low score and MOVE IT!
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. grandpajoe6191
    5
    Now, in "Madagascar", Dream Works presents their homemade movie formula of "15% story and 85% fun". It may be amusing for the kids that have pure, honest hearts, but for the adults the film's baffling and confusing.… Expand
    • 2 of 3 users said yes
  3. Treblotski
    3
    Madagascar has nothing to offer except for I LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT.
    • 4 of 5 users said yes

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