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Over the Hedge

Play trailer 2:10 Poster for Over the Hedge PG 2006 1h 23m Kids & Family Comedy Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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75% Tomatometer 171 Reviews 71% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
When Verne (Garry Shandling) and fellow woodland friends awake from winter's hibernation, they find they have some new neighbors: humans, and RJ (Bruce Willis), an opportunistic raccoon who shows the others how to exploit the suburban bounty laid out before them.
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Critics Consensus

Even if it's not an animation classic, Over the Hedge is clever and fun, and the jokes cater to family members of all ages.

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Victoria Luxford BBC.com 07/24/2023
3/5
A really light, funny movie, with an interesting voice cast Go to Full Review Bruce Diones The New Yorker 04/14/2013
The story has a loony, slapstick verve, and the star-studded voice work is uniformly entertaining. Go to Full Review Christy Lemire Associated Press 04/14/2013
If Over the Hedge aims solely to entertain, it does so in a way that's mildly amusing but mostly hackneyed. If it aims to instruct, it weakens its own argument with the plethora of product tie-ins. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 04/14/2023
The story is slim and somewhat dubiously built on a confused moral but the script is snappy and the films moves with a fluid rhythm that charges up to a rollercoaster pace... Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/19/2020
3.5/4.0
Filled with enough little moments of comic wonder that I could literally sit here all day trying to share them all. Go to Full Review Alberto Abuín Espinof 02/12/2020
A correct movie that will make us spend a good time. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Hope 03/27/2023 Loved that it kept my 5 year old grandson entertained the whole movie! See more Heather 03/26/2023 Very cute and clever. Some scenes may be a little scary for very young kids but overall an excellent family movie. See more Frans B @FransB Jun 25 Brilliant! Great story, well written, directed and brought to screen. Dreamworks can do, for sure. Stellar casting of voice over work and animation is amazing. Lots of quirky one liners, action, drama, emotion even, wisecracks, hilarious moments, serious trouble moments and fast paced events. Very entertaining and memorable See more Igor S @Igor_Sena Jun 4 This may not be as memorable as other animation classics and similarly to the first toy story movies, the animation is now showing it's age. But it's still a funny movie with a great message. Definitely worth the watch. See more Jace E @thefilmguy May 19 Emmett/Daddy Day. The music is fantastic, the story is fun and the characters are unique. This movie is super clever and is an underrated DreamWorks gem. I used to say that this was one of my favorite animated films. On rewatch, there are some super slow moments, but it's still a fun ride. Best Character: Hammy Best Quote: "I am a crazy, rabid squirrel! I want my cookies!" - Hammy Best Scene: RJ explaining human's love of food Best Piece of Score: "RJ Rescues His Family" Note: The music by Ben Folds is top tier. See more Jonathan O @RT41230270 Apr 30 The animation looks like from cartoon network on Saturday morning but is really a funny adorable family movie and the casting are terrific especially William Shatner voice work but the songs from Ben Folds doesn't fit in the movie. See more Read all reviews
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Tim Johnson

Director

Karey Kirkpatrick

Director

Bruce Willis

RJ

Garry Shandling

Verne

Steve Carell

Sammy the Squirrel

William Shatner

Ozzie the Possum

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Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Food For Thought Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Food For Thought 1:57 Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Skunk Spray Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Skunk Spray 1:48 Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Kitchen Heist Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Kitchen Heist 2:28 Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Turtle Pinball Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Turtle Pinball 1:52 Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Crazy Squirrel Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Crazy Squirrel 2:17 Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Stealing From a Bear Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Stealing From a Bear 3:33 Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Raccoon Rescue Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Raccoon Rescue 3:28 Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Doggie Disaster Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Doggie Disaster 3:43 Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Bear vs. Exterminator Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Bear vs. Exterminator 3:29 Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Cat vs. Skunk Over the Hedge: Official Clip - Cat vs. Skunk 3:26 View more videos

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Movie Info

Synopsis When Verne (Garry Shandling) and fellow woodland friends awake from winter's hibernation, they find they have some new neighbors: humans, and RJ (Bruce Willis), an opportunistic raccoon who shows the others how to exploit the suburban bounty laid out before them.
Director
Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
Producer
Bonnie Arnold, Christian Kubsch
Screenwriter
Len Blum, Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, Karey Kirkpatrick
Distributor
DreamWorks SKG
Production Co
DreamWorks SKG
Rating
PG (Some Rude Humor|Mild Comic Action)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 19, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$155.0M
Runtime
1h 23m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)