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  • 2014
  • G
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2014
  • G
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 17 m

Summary Each night, when Ben falls asleep, his Crayons' magical Crayon Box transports them to Color City, a world of dazzling hues, soaring fantasy and the whimsy of childhood. When Yellow is accidentally left behind in Ben's room, she awakens two Unfinished Drawings: King Scrawl, a huge monster, and Gnat, Scrawl's sidekick. They follow Yellow t...

Directed By: Frank Gladstone

Written By: Jess Kedward, J.P. McCormick, Kirsty Peart, Rich Raczelowski

  • 2014
  • G
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2014
  • G
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 17 m

The Hero of Color City

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
33
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary Each night, when Ben falls asleep, his Crayons' magical Crayon Box transports them to Color City, a world of dazzling hues, soaring fantasy and the whimsy of childhood. When Yellow is accidentally left behind in Ben's room, she awakens two Unfinished Drawings: King Scrawl, a huge monster, and Gnat, Scrawl's sidekick. They follow Yellow t...

Directed By: Frank Gladstone

Written By: Jess Kedward, J.P. McCormick, Kirsty Peart, Rich Raczelowski

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Metascore
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60
Sep 30, 2014
Frank Gladstone's animated kids' movie The Hero of Color City is a perfectly pleasant pastiche of other movies, the most obvious antecedent being the Toy Story films.
By Sherilyn Connelly FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 1, 2014
For parents of very young children looking for a weekend distraction, “Color City” is passable fare — and will at least inspire kiddies to finish what they start, coloring-wise.
By Sara Stewart FULL REVIEW

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AaronHot
Dec 10, 2023
I love it! I watched it two times, and both times I loved it. I wouldn't call it a masterpiece or a great movie, but I find it to be a good and fun movie, and I know I really love it. I love crayons and animation, so this felt perfect for me to watch, and I don't regret it!
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TheLonelyCritic
Jun 28, 2016
This movie really should've been dead on arrival, but to be honest....I was pleasantly surprised. Nice animation, a clever story, some interesting plot points and a unique idea, this movie is better than it had any right to be. It's not spectacular, but if it was on again, I'd re-watch it.
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40
Oct 2, 2014
It’s all pleasant and forgettable.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
38
Oct 3, 2014
Even if you allow for the the fact that the film is geared towards the 5-year-old set, it's still a pretty dreary experience, made even more so by screamingly vivid colors, uninspiring animation and grating songs.
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Oct 2, 2014
The best thing about The Hero of Color City is its good voice talent — and its running time of only 77 minutes. Other than that, this is a pretty lame computer-generated animated movie that will likely not engage kids much past the first grade.
By Bill Zwecker FULL REVIEW
30
Oct 2, 2014
The Hero of Color City cannily distills the children’s movie to its lowest common denominator: bright colors flashing on screen.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
12
Sep 30, 2014
No cartoon has ever conveyed the struggle for self-actualization with such an inexpressive sense of imagination as this cheap and glorified babysitter.
By Ed Gonzalez FULL REVIEW
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TRANSFORMERSFAN
Mar 11, 2021
a big ripoff of toy story! and one of the worst animated movies of 2014! i give this movie a 1/10
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Metaisaac
Feb 22, 2019
Unforgettable? 1 viewing later. This movie is bland and boring. 3 hours later. That crayon movie looks bad. At least I didn't watch it! You did said ???. I did? Yes! The movie was forgettable? Yes!
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Production Company Exodus Film Group
Release Date Oct 3, 2014
Duration 1 h 17 m
Rating G
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Tagline Coming from a crayon box near you
Website http://www.heroofcolorcity.com/
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