Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa parents guide

Nothing past what a PG promises: no swearing and nothing scary.

Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

No gore

Violence

Some violence

Some fighting or peril.

Sex and nudity

None noted

Language

None noted

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What is Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa about?

Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.

Cast and crew

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