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Metascore®42 out of 100 | Mixed or average reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Chicago Tribune | Michael Phillips

    It's a better-than-average animated feature. Read full review

  • 70
    Variety | Joe Leydon

    Zippy enough to delight youngsters and clever enough to engage their parents. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    It's a sweet and mildly funny movie that will entertain young audiences, but one aspect is utterly mystifying: The two main characters, father and son bovine creatures, have large, distracting udders. Read full review

  • 58
    Entertainment Weekly | Gregory Kirschling

    It feels like Barnyard swipes too much of its plot from "The Lion King." Read full review

  • 50
    The Hollywood Reporter | Luke Sader

    While youngsters might enjoy the movie, more discerning tweens, teens and adults will not be as easily amused. Read full review

  • 40
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    Like too many animated films aimed at children, Barnyard embraces stereotypes that generally no longer cut it in adult films, and for good reason. Read full review

  • 30
    Los Angeles Times | Carina Chocano

    It's always dispiriting to see children's movies succumb to desperate pandering to the coolness imperative, especially since, given the marketing muscle they tend to have behind them, the bigger trick seems to be in getting people not to see them. Read full review

  • 25
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott Tobias

    It shouldn't be surprising that writer-director Steve Oedekerk, the man responsible for "Kung Pow! Enter The Fist" and the second "Ace Ventura" movie, considers single-celled organisms as he shoots for the lowest common denominator. Read full review

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 3.5 out of 5