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*Home* is a 2015 American animated comedy, family, science fiction, and musical film directed by Tim Johnson. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix, the movie features English dialogue and computer animation. The voice cast includes Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Steve Martin, and Matt Jones. Lorne Balfe composed the music, and the original motion picture soundtrack was released. The film’s main subject is extraterrestrial life.
The movie has a runtime of 94 minutes and was released on March 18, 2015, with additional publication dates listed as March 26 and 27, 2015. It had a production budget of 135,000,000 and generated box office revenue of 386,000,000, with another figure recorded as 368,871,007. The film carries a tagline reading "Earth just got a little stranger."
Critical reception included a 53% review score, a 5.5/10 rating, and a 55/100 score. It received a 6.5 rating on IMDb based on 121,643 votes and a 6.788 average from 4,216 votes on TMDb. The film is available in video on demand format.
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Film · TMDB
6.8When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when one resourceful girl, Tip, manages to avoid capture, she finds herself the accidental accomplice of a banished Boov named Oh. The two fugitives realize there’s a lot more at stake than intergalactic relations as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime.
Cast
- Jim Parsons as Oh (voice)
- Rihanna as Gratuity 'Tip' Tucci (voice)
- Steve Martin as Capitain Smek (voice)
- Jennifer Lopez as Lucy Tucci (voice)
- Matt Jones as Kyle (voice)
- Brian Stepanek as Gorg Commander / Father / Boov (voice)
Themes
- spacecraft
- villain
- alien
- space
- alien invasion
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
- alien friendship
- awful leader
- taking resposibility
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tim Johnson
- Screenplay by
- Tom J. Astle Matt Ember
- Based on
- The True Meaning of Smekday , by Adam Rex
- Produced by
- Mireille Soria Suzanne Buirgy Chris Jenkins
- Starring
- Jim Parsons Rihanna Steve Martin Jennifer Lopez
- Edited by
- Nick Fletcher
- Music by
- Lorne Balfe Stargate
- Production company
- DreamWorks Animation
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release dates
- March 7, 2015 ( 2015-03-07 ) ( BIFF ) March 27, 2015 ( 2015-03-27 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 94 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $135 million
- Box office
- $386 million
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Official website
Home (2015 Movie) - Watch on DVD & Digital | DreamWorks | DreamWorks
Official Site of DreamWorks Animation. For 25 years, DreamWorks Animation has considered itself and its characters part of your family.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- animated film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- extraterrestrial life
- Director
- Tim Johnson
- Voice actor
- Jim Parsons
- Composer
- Lorne Balfe
- Production company
- DreamWorks Animation
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 546996
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.dreamworks.com/movies/home
- Image
- Barack Obama, Steve Martin, Jim Parsons, DreamWorks Animation, 2013.jpg
Show 11 more facts
- publication date
- 2015-03-27
- title
- Home
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 386000000
- soundtrack release
- Home – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 55/100
- capital cost
- 135000000
- Commons category
- Home (2015 film)
- fabrication method
- computer animation
- form of creative work
- feature film
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Encyclopedic overview
Home is a 2015 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation, loosely based on the 2007 children's book The True Meaning of Smekday. The film was directed by Tim Johnson, written by Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember, and stars the voices of Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, and Steve Martin. The story follows the shared adventures of a friendly alien who is shunned by the rest of his kind, and a teenage girl searching for her lost mother after they are separated during an invasion of Earth.
The film premiered at the Boulder International Film Festival on March 7, 2015, and was released in theaters on March 27 by 20th Century Fox. Home was promoted with the release of a prequel short film, Almost Home, which was shown in theaters in 2014. Rihanna created a concept album of the same name. The soundtrack also includes guest vocals from Jennifer Lopez, among others, and was supported by two singles, "Towards the Sun" and "Feel the Light". Home received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $386 million worldwide against a $135 million budget.
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