Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- playful
- suspenseful
- warm
- family movie night
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the animated family adventure as colorful and energetic but formulaic and thinly written.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Noah's ark premise and Genesis flood narrative are adapted into a comedic animated sequel centered on animal children.
Finny awakens in a harmonious creature colony while Leah and Jelly are marooned on a remote island, with both threads tied to the volcano threat.
Carnivores and herbivores must preserve a fragile peace aboard the ark and within the colony.
The film combines an open-sea ark, a remote island, a creature colony, and a menacing volcano in a vivid family-oriented visual world.
Films like Two by Two: Overboard!, and why
The Croods
family-friendly animated adventure with animal characters, survival peril, comedy, and an ecological community threatened by disaster
Ice Age: Continental Drift
colorful animated family adventure centered on separated young protagonists, friendship, and dangerous natural environments
Over the Hedge
ensemble animated comedy-adventure featuring anthropomorphic animals, broad humor, and a high-stakes rescue mission
Movie Details
- Directors
- Toby Genkel, Seán McCormack
- Release Date
- 2020-09-24
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (184)
Cast
- Max Carolan
- Dermot Magennis
- Tara Flynn
- Ava Connolly
- Mary Murray
- Brendan McDonald
- Carly Kane
- Alan Stanford
- Aileen Mythen
- Paul Tylak
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Two by Two: Overboard! about?
- Separated animal children race across sea and island dangers to reunite their families and save a threatened colony from a volcanic catastrophe.
- What is Two by Two: Overboard! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Two by Two: Overboard! as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Two by Two: Overboard! violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Two by Two: Overboard! as mild.
- What did critics think of Two by Two: Overboard!?
- Critics broadly viewed the animated family adventure as colorful and energetic but formulaic and thinly written.
- Which films are like Two by Two: Overboard!?
- Films with a similar feel include The Croods, Ice Age: Continental Drift, and Over the Hedge.
- How long is Two by Two: Overboard!?
- Two by Two: Overboard! runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch Two by Two: Overboard!?
- In United States, Two by Two: Overboard! is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
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