Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- breezy
- irreverent
- playful
- family movie night
- kids afternoon
What critics said
Critics found the film an accessible but conventional animated family comedy, with broad humor and appealing character work offset by uninspired animation and an ordinary story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Boog is a domesticated, imposing grizzly while Elliot is a scrawny, fast-talking mule deer, and their stranding forces them to cooperate.
The forest animals rally together during hunting season and attempt to turn the tables on the hunters.
The film’s central setting is a populated woodland rendered around highly expressive animal characters and physical comedy.
Boog’s happily domesticated life is disrupted when he is stranded in the woods and must adapt to the wild.
Films like Open Season, and why
The Wild
Both are colorful animated family comedies centered on mismatched animal companions, playful banter, and a journey through the wilderness.
Over the Hedge
Both use anthropomorphic animals, broad slapstick humor, and an ensemble adventure involving threats from humans and the natural world.
The Fox and the Hound
Both are animated buddy adventures with strong comic personalities, forest settings, and themes of friendship and adapting to unfamiliar environments.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jill Culton, Roger Allers
- Release Date
- 2006-09-27
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (3080)
Cast
- Martin Lawrence
- Ashton Kutcher
- Gary Sinise
- Debra Messing
- Billy Connolly
- Georgia Engel
- Jon Favreau
- Jane Krakowski
- Gordon Tootoosis
- Patrick Warburton
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, 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 Open Season about?
- A pampered grizzly and a relentlessly chatty mule deer unite a woodland animal community against hunting season.
- What is Open Season like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Open Season as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Open Season violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Open Season as mild.
- What did critics think of Open Season?
- Critics found the film an accessible but conventional animated family comedy, with broad humor and appealing character work offset by uninspired animation and an ordinary story.
- Which films are like Open Season?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wild, Over the Hedge, and The Fox and the Hound.
- How long is Open Season?
- Open Season runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch Open Season?
- In United States, Open Season streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
