The Emoji Movie
The Emoji Movie

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The Emoji Movie

2017
Movie
86 min
English

Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, sets out on a journey to become a normal emoji.

Insights

IMDb3.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes7%
Metacritic24/100
Google Users49%
Director: Tony LeondisGenres: Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Family

Plot Summary

In the mobile messaging app Textopolis, all emojis live with the hope of being used by the phone's owner. Meh, an emoji born without a filter, is determined to be a 'normal' emoji. He teams up with Hi-5, a popular emoji with too many fingers, and Jailbreak, a codebreaker emoji. Together, they embark on an adventure through the phone to find the code that will allow Meh to become a 'normal' emoji, all while evading deletion by a security program.

Critical Reception

The Emoji Movie was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and was a commercial disappointment. It is widely considered one of the worst films of 2017 and has been criticized for its shallow plot, weak humor, and blatant product placement.

What Reviewers Say

  • Universally panned for its nonsensical plot and lack of humor.

  • Criticized for its heavy-handed product placement and perceived lack of creativity.

  • Often cited as an example of a film that failed to translate a simple concept into engaging entertainment.

Google audience: Audiences were largely unimpressed with 'The Emoji Movie,' with many finding it to be derivative, unfunny, and a missed opportunity. While some younger viewers might have found mild entertainment, the overall sentiment from Google users indicates a lack of satisfaction and a consensus that the film failed to deliver on its premise.

Awards & Accolades

Won multiple Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Ensemble.

Fun Fact

The film's premise was reportedly conceived by a studio executive who saw his daughter trying to text, and the film was fast-tracked into production with minimal development.

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TMDB Reviews

4 reviews
Alunauwie

Alunauwie

The Emoji Movie explores the imaginative lives of emojis, focusing on Gene, who struggles to fit into a world demanding conformity. Despite logical gaps and a flawed narrative structure, the film offers colorful visuals and an important mes...

John

John

In spite of this somehow being a movie, the animation and sound was good with enough subtle references to keep adults entertained, while also being fun and bright enough to hold the attention of my kids.

r96sk

r96sk

Excruciatingly bad. It's proper rubbish. Based on the reputation of this, I knew it was going to be utter tripe. I always wait to watch myself to form my own opinion, but there is no doubt about it - <em>'The Emoji Movie'</em> is truly a...

Reno

Reno

**As a thematic where expressions matter the film failed to express!** I agree that this film was not good. Not because of bad writing, animation, voice rendered, but the timing of the film coming out mattered. If this same film was rele...