The Rugrats Movie
Tommy Pickles tries to return his baby brother to the hospital after his mean-spirited friend warned once his new sibling is born his parents won't care about him. But soon Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil and newborn baby Dil get lost in the forest.
25 March 1953, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 February 1933, London, England, UK
15 January 1947, Portland, Maine, USA
25 July 1956, Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
28 February 1957, Athens, Georgia, USA
8 July 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
18 November 1953, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
5 December 1968, San Francisco, California, USA
12 February 1973, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
20 June 1951, Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 July 1940, Goshen, Indiana, USA
4 October 1969, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
December 29, 2010
Kids will love it, parents may not.
May 20, 2008
Intermittently snappy and featuring slicker animation than its TV incarnation, this popular children's cartoon may satisfy its youngest fans, but it'll be a big snoozefest for the rest of the family.
June 24, 2006
Those unfamiliar with the series will have a chance to marvel at Klasky and Csupo's refreshing innovations: their affectionate play with traditional presentations of 'sweet' baby behaviour and 'pretty' toddler looks.
March 28, 2006
Like many children's films, The Rugrats Movie is told from the point of view of a boy who enjoys a wonderful relationship with another boy.
June 18, 2002
It's a fun-filled oddity among G- rated animated movies. But some folks may conclude that the babies' creators have gone off the deep end to satisfy a '90s sensibility that favors edgy entertainment.
May 20, 2008
The dialogue reproduces infantile idiom even as it parodies the baby talk of adults, and a touching, didactic scene involving a baby blanket that's become the object of sibling rivalry may appeal to a broad age range.
February 14, 2001
What is most likely to impress adults is that the world of the Rugrats is not idealized or homogenized.
July 21, 2005
Although it works on two levels, one thing makes it work for any age: the sense of the id unloosed.
October 29, 2008
The result is several steps above the clunky, offputting animation of the series' early episodes.
May 20, 2008
Makes little effort to reach beyond its target audience.
May 20, 2008
Fun for kids, but, despite some adult references, appeal for the over 10s is limited.
