Hoppers
An idealistic young activist becomes a robotic beaver to defend an Oregon ecosystem from a city’s ambitious construction project.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- playful
- sincere
- family movie night
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a charming, visually inventive, funny return to form for Pixar, while noting that some relationships could have been developed more deeply.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mabel places her consciousness into a robotic beaver, making embodied cross-species experience central to the plot.
Mabel opposes a beltway whose construction threatens a lake and the animal ecosystem surrounding it.
The robotic-animal technology enables Mabel to become an animal-like participant in the animal world.
Mabel uncovers mysteries within an animal world populated by beavers, insects, and other anthropomorphic creatures.
Films like Hoppers, and why
Finding Nemo
shared family animation, environmental themes, animal protagonists, and warm comedic adventure
The Good Dinosaur
shared Pixar-style humor, emotional coming-of-age, ecological stakes, and imaginative animal worldbuilding
Avatar
shared consciousness-transfer science fiction, nature-centered spectacle, and conflict between technological development and ecosystems
Over the Hedge
shared animated comedy, animal society, environmental conflict, and accessible social themes
Movie Details
- Director
- Daniel Chong
- Release Date
- 2026-03-04
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 (2383)
Cast
- Piper Curda
- Bobby Moynihan
- Jon Hamm
- Kathy Najimy
- Dave Franco
- Eduardo Franco
- Aparna Nancherla
- Tom Law
- Sam Richardson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 Hoppers about?
- An idealistic young activist becomes a robotic beaver to defend an Oregon ecosystem from a city’s ambitious construction project.
- What is Hoppers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hoppers as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Hoppers violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Hoppers as mild.
- What did critics think of Hoppers?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a charming, visually inventive, funny return to form for Pixar, while noting that some relationships could have been developed more deeply.
- Which films are like Hoppers?
- Films with a similar feel include Finding Nemo, The Good Dinosaur, Avatar, and Over the Hedge.
- How long is Hoppers?
- Hoppers runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hoppers?
- In United States, Hoppers streams on Disney Plus.
