Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- breezy
- irreverent
- sincere
- family movie night
- summer vacation
What critics said
Critics generally found the film colorful and amusing for children, but regarded it as a television cartoon episode extended to feature length.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
TJ and the Recess Gang oppose Benedict's plan to eliminate summer vacation and preserve children's free time.
An ex-principal, secret-service-style henchmen, a military theft, and a tractor beam turn school politics into a playful conspiracy.
Benedict's stolen tractor beam is the concrete instrument driving the conflict and the gang's mission.
The film extends the established Disney animated-series style into colorful action set pieces and exaggerated villainy.
Films like Recess: School's Out, and why
The Rugrats Movie
Animated children's comedy with a close-knit group of school friends confronting an exaggerated threat during summer vacation.
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Family-friendly animated adventure combining school-age friendship, comic villains, and a heightened science-fiction premise.
The Powerpuff Girls Movie
Playful animated children's adventure centered on young friends protecting their community from an absurd villainous scheme.
Movie Details
- Director
- Chuck Sheetz
- Release Date
- 2001-02-16
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (382)
Cast
- Andrew Lawrence
- Rickey D'Shon Collins
- Pamela Adlon
- Ashley Johnson
- Jason Davis
- Courtland Mead
- April Winchell
- Dabney Coleman
- Ryan O'Donohue
- Robert Goulet
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Recess: School's Out about?
- A bored elementary-school hero rallies his friends to save summer vacation from a mad ex-principal's outrageous anti-recess scheme.
- What is Recess: School's Out like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Recess: School's Out as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Recess: School's Out violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Recess: School's Out as mild.
- What did critics think of Recess: School's Out?
- Critics generally found the film colorful and amusing for children, but regarded it as a television cartoon episode extended to feature length.
- Which films are like Recess: School's Out?
- Films with a similar feel include The Rugrats Movie, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and The Powerpuff Girls Movie.
- How long is Recess: School's Out?
- Recess: School's Out runs 82 minutes.
- Where can I watch Recess: School's Out?
- In United States, Recess: School's Out streams on Disney Plus.
