Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- energetic
- family movie night
- lazy afternoon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film clever, energetic, visually appealing, and fun for families, while acknowledging that it falls short of animation classics.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The woodland animals cross the hedge into suburbia, where packaged food, gardens, garbage, and consumer abundance reshape their survival strategy.
RJ must work with Verne, Hammy, Stella, Ozzie, and the other woodland animals despite distrust and conflicting motives.
The hedge functions as a bright, literal boundary between the animals' forest and the lawns, homes, traps, and food stores of suburbia.
RJ's promise to replace Vincent's stolen food drives a series of animal raids into suburban homes, gardens, and garbage supplies.
Films like Over the Hedge, and why
The Wild
shares colorful animated comedy, woodland animal characters, environmental themes, and family-friendly adventure
Open Season
shares an animated animal ensemble, fish-out-of-water humor, food-driven mischief, and themes of friendship
Madagascar
shares DreamWorks-style animation, irreverent family comedy, ensemble animal characters, and a critique of human society
Movie Details
- Directors
- Karey Kirkpatrick, Tim Johnson
- Release Date
- 2006-05-17
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (4993)
Cast
- Bruce Willis
- Garry Shandling
- Steve Carell
- Wanda Sykes
- William Shatner
- Nick Nolte
- Thomas Haden Church
- Allison Janney
- Eugene Levy
- Catherine O'Hara
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium 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 Over the Hedge about?
- A hungry raccoon recruits a wary woodland family for a suburban food raid that tests greed, loyalty, and the boundary between nature and consumer culture.
- What is Over the Hedge like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Over the Hedge as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Over the Hedge violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Over the Hedge as mild.
- What did critics think of Over the Hedge?
- Critics broadly found the film clever, energetic, visually appealing, and fun for families, while acknowledging that it falls short of animation classics.
- Which films are like Over the Hedge?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wild, Open Season, and Madagascar.
- How long is Over the Hedge?
- Over the Hedge runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch Over the Hedge?
- In United States, Over the Hedge streams on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
