Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- irreverent
- family movie night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics found the film lively and charming in places, but broadly considered its self-referential pop-culture humor and recycled musical montages excessive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story adapts the central feud and forbidden romance of Romeo and Juliet while replacing tragic drama with garden-gnome slapstick.
Living lawn ornaments form rival communities and treat gardens, ornaments, and landscaping equipment as their social world.
Gnomeo and Juliet's relationship is obstructed by the longstanding rivalry between the blue and red garden gnomes.
The film prominently uses Elton John songs and musical sequences to create a breezy, contemporary family-film rhythm.
Films like Gnomeo & Juliet, and why
The Swan Princess
family-friendly animated romance with musical comedy, playful visual gags, and an adaptation of a classic love story
Shrek
colorful animated fantasy comedy centered on forbidden young love and broad family entertainment
The Princess and the Frog
musical animated romance combining fairy-tale fantasy, comic self-awareness, and accessible humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Kelly Asbury
- Release Date
- 2011-01-13
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (2123)
Cast
- James McAvoy
- Emily Blunt
- Michael Caine
- Maggie Smith
- Julie Walters
- Jim Cummings
- Jason Statham
- Ashley Jensen
- Matt Lucas
- Ozzy Osbourne
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, 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 Gnomeo & Juliet about?
- Rival garden-gnome communities turn Shakespeare’s forbidden romance into a colorful, music-filled comedy of lawn ornaments, lawnmower races, and unlikely love.
- What is Gnomeo & Juliet like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gnomeo & Juliet as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Gnomeo & Juliet violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Gnomeo & Juliet as mild.
- What did critics think of Gnomeo & Juliet?
- Critics found the film lively and charming in places, but broadly considered its self-referential pop-culture humor and recycled musical montages excessive.
- Which films are like Gnomeo & Juliet?
- Films with a similar feel include The Swan Princess, Shrek, and The Princess and the Frog.
- How long is Gnomeo & Juliet?
- Gnomeo & Juliet runs 84 minutes.
- Where can I watch Gnomeo & Juliet?
- In United States, Gnomeo & Juliet streams on Hulu, Disney Plus.
