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  • 2023
  • PG
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  • 2023
  • PG
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary The Mallard family is in a bit of rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flun...

Directed By: Benjamin Renner, Guylo Homsy

Written By: Mike White, Benjamin Renner

In Theaters Now
  • 2023
  • PG
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2023
  • PG
  • 1 h 32 m
Migration
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
58
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary The Mallard family is in a bit of rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flun...

Directed By: Benjamin Renner, Guylo Homsy

Written By: Mike White, Benjamin Renner

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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61% Positive
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28% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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61% Positive
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28% Mixed
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11% Negative
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80
Dec 20, 2023
What’s nice about Migration is how, between the comedic bits and tangential adventures, it never loses sight of the lessons embedded in the Mallards’ story.
By Lovia Gyarkye FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 20, 2023
The character moments here resonate, and there are enough stakes to make the final scenes feel meaningful.
By Zaki Hasan FULL REVIEW

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70
Dec 20, 2023
Migration isn’t exactly unique, but it’s different enough. And in today’s factory filmmaking, that’s almost as unlikely as milking a duck.
By Michael Ordoña FULL REVIEW
63
Dec 20, 2023
Visually, this is a most impressive effort. But it’s not particularly smart or witty or even kiddie profound in its messaging, and in avoiding easy laughs (jokes), it achieves liftoff even if it never quite soars.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
55
Dec 22, 2023
The best one can say about this mildly fun film is that it runs a brisk 80-something minutes, meaning parents can take the kids and have time left over for other holiday errands.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 20, 2023
At least the backgrounds are eye-catching, as a waddle of mallards crack jokes amid beautiful fall foliage.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
30
Dec 20, 2023
In spite of the pedigree of White as writer (and yes, it is that Mike White, of "The White Lotus" and "School of Rock"), and Benjamin Renner as director (following up on his very sweet and tender 2014 animated film "Ernest & Celestine"), Migration rarely approaches a level of excitement or creativity that might be hoped for with a big-budget animated feature.
By Josh Spiegel FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment
Release Date Dec 22, 2023
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating PG
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Tagline Soar into a new adventure.
Website https://www.facebook.com/migrationmovie
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Awards

Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 1 Nomination

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