What is The Emoji Movie about?
Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
A multi-expressional emoji embarks on a brisk, whimsical journey to fit in, filled with broad, wholesome humor.
Absurdist, with big broad humor. A family watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on YouTube (free).
The Emoji Movie parents guide
It stays inside its PG, with mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Directed byTony Leondis
StarringT.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, Steven Wright, Jennifer Coolidge
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