The Muppets

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  • Opened November 23, 2011 
  • 1 hr 38 min
  • PG | Some mild rude humor
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 5+. More on child suitability

  • On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, his brother Gary (Jason Segel) and Gary’s girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage a telethon and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones
  • Director: James Bobin
  • Genres: Comedy

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Muppets Prove They're Better Than Moopets

by Alon Patterson

This movie is just top notch family fun, suitable and entertaining to everyone from baby to grandma. It's funnier than 90 percent of the adult comedies released this year and even funnier to kids. ...

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Great movie. Lots of fun.

by blovinjen21

We really enjoyed the silly humor and the nostalgia of the movie. So many old concepts are remade into some new age spin, but it can ruin the classics. This movie left me pleasantly surprised with...

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The Muppets

by lisawolf

If you are a Muppet fan you will enjoy this movie. References from the old shows are in there and bring you back to being a kid and enjoying The Muppet Show. I did note that adults in the audience...

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It's hard not to be both heartened and a little wistful about the fact that The Muppets is probably as good a Muppet project as it's possible to make without Jim Henson. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

I've never seen a movie so perfectly balanced between unabashed nerdiness and hipness. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

More fresh than retro, The Muppets bursts with charm and cheeky humor. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

For kids, blessedly unironic by nature until wised up by nurture, the movie is just shiny, funny, and filled with songs. Read full review

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A scene from "The Muppets."