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In "Turning Red", Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically ALWAYS), she "poofs" into a giant red panda!

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Heartwarming, humorous, beautifully animated, and culturally expansive, Turning Red extends Pixar's long list of family-friendly triumphs.

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The movie's message might make some parents uncomfortable, but Turning Red has all the emotion and visual appeal that Pixar fans expect.

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Turning Red | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle Turning Red’s funny, sweet, and empathetic portrait of cultural identity, gentle teen rebellion, and tetchy mother-daughter relations gets an extra boost from fake boy band 4*Town. Feb 9, 2024 Full Review Turning Red | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Robert Levin Newsday This is a movie for anyone who has experienced the turmoil Mei experiences, which is to say just about everyone. Rated: 4/4 Apr 3, 2022 Full Review Turning Red | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) I think it chickens out a little bit from telling [a story about puberty] to tell a more universal one... All of that is kind of fun, but slight. Mar 30, 2022 Full Review Turning Red | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Joonatan Itkonen Toisto.net Younger viewers will love the hi-jinks and colorful animation. Teens will identify themselves in its diverse and instantly lovable cast. Adults will marvel at the eloquence of its script.In short, Turning Red is an instant classic. Rated: 5/5 Jul 4, 2024 Full Review Turning Red | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Domee Shi’s direction is so unique and fun, but it can also overpower a lot of the emotions and or sentiment. Feb 8, 2024 Full Review Turning Red | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Mini Anthikad-Chhibber The Hindu Pixar’s delightful ode to female adolescence... Sep 13, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Such a great film! A family who learns through growing pains while keeping it real! I love the struggles between the mother and daughter highlighted. Really captures middle school and all of its awkwardness Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/24 Full Review MatthewT212 Once again Pixar hits it out of the park. It's not without flaws but even they were minimal. You will not regret the hour and forty minutes you take to watch another Pixar classic film. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/18/22 Full Review Vladimir Absolute perfection! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/18/22 Full Review Willa The storytelling is really well done and detailed generational pressure and trauma in an Asian household. Cringey elements were relatable and flashbacked to those adolescent middle school days. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/14/22 Full Review Ryan W The art style is poorly defined. Everybody looks like a blob with no edges, it's nauseating. The friend characters are trying too hard to be cool and it just comes off as cringe. The story itself is okay, thought the first half drags on too long before they get to the red panda part. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Ruben S As someone who is working through intergenerational trauma and trying to break the cycle, I appreciate this so much. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Domee Shi Director Rosalie Chiang Meilin Sandra Oh Ming Ava Morse Miriam Hyein Park Abby Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Priya
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Synopsis In "Turning Red", Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically ALWAYS), she "poofs" into a giant red panda!

Director
Domee Shi

Producer
Lindsey Collins

Screenwriter
Julia Cho, Domee Shi

Distributor
Disney/Pixar

Production Co
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios

Rating
PG (Suggestive Content|Language|Thematic Material)

Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 2024, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2022

Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M

Runtime
1h 40m

Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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