# Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

> A quartet of elite penguin operatives joins forces with a wolf-led spy agency to thwart an octopus villain in a riotous global cartoon adventure.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/158476

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Director: Simon J. Smith, Eric Darnell
- Cast: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, John Malkovich, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1911658/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: frantic, irreverent, witty, family movie night, children's party

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