Rango

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Rango

PG

2011

1h 45m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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A chameleon who has lived as a sheltered family pet finds himself in the grip of an identity crisis. Rango wonders how to stand out when it is his nature to blend in. When he accidentally winds up in a frontier town called Dirt, he takes the first step on a transformational journey as the town's new sheriff. Though at first Rango only role-plays, a series of thrilling situations and outrageous encounters forces him to become a real hero.

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Critics Consensus

Rango is a smart, giddily creative burst of beautifully animated entertainment, and Johnny Depp gives a colorful vocal performance as a household pet in an unfamiliar world.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Aug 4, 2023

2/5

Several quick-witted touches — such as a hilarious nod to Depp’s role in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas — can’t make up for Gore Verbinski’s leaden direction of this digitally animated feature.

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Victoria Luxford

BBC.com

Apr 6, 2023

4/5

A gem that doesn't get talked about as much as the big Pixar movies, but well worth checking out.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Apr 2, 2019

4/5

Rango is a superbly-written, masterfully-shot feat of making us believe that yes, ugly critters can also possess the kind of heroic qualities that this world needs more of.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 3, 2026

3.5/4

In its finest moments, Rango comes across as a Coen Brothers film with anthropomorphic animals instead of flesh-and-blood humans.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 28, 2025

3/5

For a movie like "Rango" to come around and be, not only good adult entertainment, but the best homage to old western films of any recent modern movie, not just the animated genre, is something worth taking notice of.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Jul 31, 2023

4/4

Rango is a cineaste’s delight, a rare example of how filmmakers can take inspiration from earlier classics and still put together something that doesn’t feel derivative.

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Stephen C

@dogfood23111 Nov 5, 2026

Rated PG. Winner of Eleventh Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (2012).

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Jack H

@JackaJack Oct 17, 2026

This movie made no sense

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Louis D

@Louis1234567890 Oct 6, 2026

Oh my gosh this movie is incredible! One of my favorite movies period. The animation is spot on and the music, great. Every character is perfectly and incredibly made. This movie is cinema at its finest.

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Alejandro E

@Alex970 Sep 19, 2026

What would happen if you threw *A Fistful of Dollars* and *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* into a blender? You’d end up with this rather mind-blowing animated western about a ‘brave little tailor’ sort of hero who saves a town plagued by water shortages. Although it looks more like entertainment for adults, the whole family can watch it without any problems. It’s strange that, despite winning awards, the producers haven’t released anything new to date.

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Jack L

@Jack-o-lantern Sep 5, 2026

I love this movie. It’s one of my favorite animated movies ever. I think this movie is a very underrated masterpiece that could’ve easily gone wrong in every way possible, but it does the opposite. The story and the characters are fabulous and rattlesnake is one of my favorite villains of all time. Such an amazing movie that should be given a chance at least once.

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Strabby C

@RT92871562 Jul 25, 2026

I just watched Rango. It's a beautifully animated film that doesn't merely poke fun at Westerns, but genuinely respects them. Rather than mocking the genre, it uses it as a solid foundation and pays homage to it in all the right ways. It's great for children, who can simply enjoy the funny chameleon and the colorful cast of desert animals. At the same time, it's equally entertaining for adults, thanks to its witty dialogue, wordplay, and countless references that keep you engaged from beginning to end. One thing I particularly appreciated was how the film presents the desert ecosystem. It introduces children to the relationships between different animals and even touches on environmental issues, such as desertification caused by cities diverting water away from nature. That's probably one of the best compliments I can give a movie: if it works equally well for both of us, it must be doing something right. An easy 8/10.

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Synopsis

A chameleon who has lived as a sheltered family pet finds himself in the grip of an identity crisis. Rango wonders how to stand out when it is his nature to blend in. When he accidentally winds up in a frontier town called Dirt, he takes the first step on a transformational journey as the town's new sheriff. Though at first Rango only role-plays, a series of thrilling situations and outrageous encounters forces him to become a real hero.

Director: Gore Verbinski
Producer: Graham King, John B. Carls
Screenwriter: John Logan
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Blind Wink, GK Films
Rating: PG (Language|Action|Rude Humor|Smoking)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 4, 2011, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jan 27, 2012
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Runtime: 1h 45m

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