Storyline
Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow, but one day five men come to choose the "biggest, fastest, roughest bull" for the bullfights in Madrid and Ferdinand is mistakenly chosen. Based on the classic 1936 children's book by Munro Leaf.
Directors
Writers
Cast
Boris Kodjoe, Anthony Anderson, Carlos Saldanha, Tim Nordquist, James Palumbo, Jason Fricchione, Cindy Slattery, Bobby Cannavale, Belita Moreno, Johnny Gidcomb, David Tennant, Bernardo de Paula, Julia Scarpa Saldanha, Jordi Caballero, Jeremy Sisto, Sally Phillips, Gabriel Iglesias, John Cena, Raúl Esparza, Kate McKinnon, Andre Robinson, Jack Gore, Gina Rodriguez, Carter Sand, Rafael Scarpa Saldanha, Jerrod Carmichael, Jet Jurgensmeyer, Luis Carlos de la Lombana, Flula Borg, Andrea Lareo, Daveed Diggs, Peyton Manning, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Lily Day, Juanes, Colin H. Murphy, Nile Diaz, Karla Martínez, Richard Gould, Maria Peyramaure, Nazanin Homa, Andreas A. Esparza, Alvaro Mendoza, Carlos Reig-Plaza, Susana Ballesteros, Ana Patricia Gámez, Laura Bayonas, Susana G. Esteban, Adrian Gonzalez, Julian Zane
Trailer
Reviews
80
In what’s been an underwhelming year for big-studio animation, it’s the best of the bunch: sincere, likable, surprisingly funny, and overall true to its source material.
75
If you can get through the excess of characters, and the requisite butt jokes, car chase and tween pop songs, the film does keep both the physical and the verbal comedy coming at a steady pace.
75
Along with charming animated visuals, spot-on voice talent and nicely paced direction, Ferdinand incorporates themes that are very relevant and much-needed for our time.
63
The extraordinary third act arrives, and the movie finds its heart and its message.
63
The humor is broad and obvious (yes, Ferdinand winds up in a china shop, with predictable results), but there are a number of scenes that hit the mark.
Other Movies You Might Enjoy
Jul 19, Jul 2002Stuart Little 2 (2002)
Sep 17, Sep 2005Shinobi (2005)
Jan 21, Jan 2018I Kill Giants (2017)
Feb 4, Feb 1999An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999)
Dec 10, Dec 2013Panic in the Mailroom (2013)
Nov 8, Nov 2019Klaus (2019)
Sep 2, Sep 2015A Walk in the Woods (2015)
Oct 12, Oct 1990Troll 2 (1990)