@RATIO_RAT2025-12-16 22:00 UTC
Laughed twice during Penguins of Madagascar. Once was a sneeze.
“The tomato's grin says it all.”
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2014 · Family / Animation / Adventure / Comedy
Penguins of Madagascar
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED35%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 ROASTS REGISTERED
SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED41%
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TOTAL LEDGER ENTRIES FOR THIS TITLE · 0 · LIVE
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.
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RELEASE DATE
2014
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GENRE
Family / Animation / Adventure / Comedy
PLOT SUMMARY
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.
STARRING CAST
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@REEL_DEAL2025-12-09 00:00 UTC
Penguins of Madagascar put every joke in the trailer and then dared us to sit through the rest.
@ROW_F_REGRET2025-12-04 20:00 UTC
The science in Penguins of Madagascar has the same relationship to physics that I have to going to the gym: aspirational.
@ENDING_LEAKS2025-12-17 12:00 UTC
Penguins of Madagascar is what happens when a writers' room confuses "ambiguous" with "didn't finish the draft".
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Why is Penguins of Madagascar rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
Penguins of Madagascar (2014) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 35/100. Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.
What streaming era or audience vibe does Penguins of Madagascar fit best?+
Penguins of Madagascar works best as a modern catalog staple for family fans. With a Burn Index of 35/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is Penguins of Madagascar worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Penguins of Madagascar scores 35/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/flicks · u/PopcornPhilosopher🔥 2.5k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Penguins of Madagascar?
Look, I wanted to love Penguins of Madagascar. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/TrueFilm · u/CinephileCynic🔥 3.5k points
Hot Take: Penguins of Madagascar's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Just got out of Penguins of Madagascar and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/TrueFilm · u/ExpositionDump🔥 3.7k points
Unpopular opinion: Penguins of Madagascar is the most overrated film of the decade
Rewatched Penguins of Madagascar last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/flicks · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 3.9k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Penguins of Madagascar actually is?
Director clearly thought Penguins of Madagascar was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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