Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- playful
- irreverent
- family movie night
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics generally found the colorful animation, brisk humor, and supporting performances entertaining for children, while objecting to the film’s abrasive modernization of Beatrix Potter and its insensitive allergy sequence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Peter, his rabbit family, and other animals interact directly with Bea and the McGregor family through a hybrid production style.
The film adapts Beatrix Potter’s rabbits into an energetic, joke-driven contemporary family adventure.
Peter and his relatives repeatedly invade Mr McGregor’s vegetable garden and later contest the house and surrounding land with his heir.
Peter’s harassment of the McGregors drives the plot and turns playful disobedience into a battle of wills.
Films like Peter Rabbit, and why
Paddington
shared live-action and animation blend, mischievous animal characters, family humor, and warm human animal relationships
The Smurfs
shared literary animal adaptation, colorful animation, playful comedy, and interspecies friendship
Stuart Little
shared children’s-book adaptation, talking animals, whimsical rural setting, and energetic family adventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Will Gluck
- Release Date
- 2018-02-07
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (1983)
Cast
- James Corden
- Rose Byrne
- Domhnall Gleeson
- Margot Robbie
- Elizabeth Debicki
- Daisy Ridley
- Colin Moody
- Sam Neill
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste
- Felix Williamson
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- 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 Peter Rabbit about?
- A mischievous young rabbit turns a vegetable garden and inherited country house into the setting for a comic battle between animals, humans, and changing affections.
- What is Peter Rabbit like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Peter Rabbit as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Peter Rabbit violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Peter Rabbit as mild.
- What did critics think of Peter Rabbit?
- Critics generally found the colorful animation, brisk humor, and supporting performances entertaining for children, while objecting to the film’s abrasive modernization of Beatrix Potter and its insensitive allergy sequence.
- Which films are like Peter Rabbit?
- Films with a similar feel include Paddington, The Smurfs, and Stuart Little.
- How long is Peter Rabbit?
- Peter Rabbit runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Peter Rabbit?
- In United States, Peter Rabbit is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex.
