The Tiger's Apprentice

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The Tiger's Apprentice

PG

2024

1h 24m

Kids & Family

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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Tom Lee discovers he's part of a long lineage of magical protectors known as the Guardians. With guidance from a mythical tiger and other animal warriors, he trains to take on an evil force that threatens humanity.

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Critics Consensus

Though offering polished animation and appealing voice work, The Tiger's Apprentice can't prevent its patchwork of familiar tropes and sluggish plotting from dulling its vibrant mythology.

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Andy Klein

Associated Press

Feb 13, 2024

I admit we've seen this story a million times in a million forms, but I thought it was nicely done and funny when it meant to be.

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

Feb 2, 2024

2/4

A movie that has a couple of amusing moments and nice visual flourishes but not nearly enough to combat the resounding mediocrity of the storytelling.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Feb 1, 2024

3/4

The animation is less surefooted at the start in a prologue set in Hong Kong, but it quickly improves when the action shifts to San Francisco, gloriously re-created. The vocal cast is mighty impressive and includes the ever-busy Michelle Yeoh.

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Karen K. Tran

The Asian Cut

Aug 2, 2025

2.5/5

The animation is sincerely stunning — the fight choreography, intricate transitions, and animation style are visually exciting. However, the rest of the production is a letdown.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Jan 15, 2025

The action can be well done but the story and characters aren't compelling

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Graeme Tuckett

The Post NZ

Apr 14, 2024

2.5/5

The Tiger's Apprentice is so obviously assembled from ideas from other, better films that even the occasional visual flourish isn't enough to elevate the finished product into anything you'll ever be particularly happy you saw.

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Jas 1

@RT83637613 Jul 12, 2026

Whilst the animation quality felt subpar for 2024, I thought it was an okay film with a cliche plot.

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Limón T

@RT42051477 Nov 15, 2025

It is not bad, but sadly it is not amazing either... It's like Kung Fu Panda but worse, very similar to Miraculous Ladybug, poorly written, a few emotional scenes and a lot of characters completely forgotten (and forgetable). I won't lie, it made cry beside all of it, which is not such a parametre because I cry with everything. However, it's enjoyable, not worth a rewatch, probably never. It feels very fast, short; like they had so many things to tell and explore and you end up with obvious things poorly elaborated. I wish it were better though, because even if it is a copycat of almost everything, it could have been so much better than this. Beautiful beautiful animation and fight scenes tho. :)

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azeem h

@Azeem1 Oct 14, 2025

A pleasant enough animation, it basically borrows story points from other similar and in some instances better films but adds chinese mythology into the mix. Films it borrows from include Kung Fu Panda and Rise of the Guardians. Still was entertaining enough. A solid if unremarkable film

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Pedro Henrique C

@Pedro2005 Aug 30, 2025

The Tiger's Apprentice (2024) is a very confusing story that starts very slowly and then accelerates very quickly. The visuals are very beautiful, the characters are great but they weren't used correctly.

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Sira B

@RT66915927 Aug 25, 2025

Feels like it was written by Chat GPT. Cliche, recycled storytelling that felt empty and thus boring.

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Waki W

@Jason952 Jul 23, 2025

This movie was fun and worth watching the action was good and great fun scenes.

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Synopsis

Tom Lee discovers he's part of a long lineage of magical protectors known as the Guardians. With guidance from a mythical tiger and other animal warriors, he trains to take on an evil force that threatens humanity.

Director: Raman Hui
Producer: Jane Startz, Sandra Rabins, Bob Persichetti
Screenwriter: David Magee, Christopher Yost
Distributor: Paramount+
Production Co: New Republic Pictures, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Jane Startz Productions, Pearl Studio
Rating: PG (Suggestive References|Some Language|Action/Violence|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Kids & Family, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 2, 2024
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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