Fresh
This is that rare thing: a franchise that grows more winning with each instalment.
Guy Lodge, Time Out
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
They have one shot to get back home.
2012 · 1h 33m · PG
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Eric Darnell
,
Tom McGrath
,
Conrad Vernon
Overview
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.
Director and cast
- Eric Darnell Director
- Tom McGrath Director
- Conrad Vernon Director
- Ben Stiller as Alex
- Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien XIII
- Chris Rock as Marty (voice)
- David Schwimmer as Melman
- Frances McDormand as Captain Chantel DuBois
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Gloria (voice)
- John DiMaggio Cast
- Andy Richter Cast
- Cedric the Entertainer Cast
- Jessica Chastain Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
From time to time the improbable occurs: A sequel outdoes its original.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Rotten
The screenplay, by Eric Darnell and Noah Baumbach, churns out the snappy witticisms with admirable creative gusto, but it whizzes along at such a frenetic pace that you'll probably miss half of them.
Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
A fun and fast family entertainment.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
The clever lines and themes of friendship and finding home are almost completely overwhelmed here by the breathless pace and sensory overload...
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
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