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The Star is an animated Christmas comedy adventure fantasy film directed by Timothy Reckart, released on 7 December 2017 by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures. The film features voice acting by Steven Yeun and was created through computer animation as a 3D film. John Paesano composed the score for this 86-minute production set during Christmas and the holiday season. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, The Jim Henson Company, and Walden Media, the film explores themes around pregnant women. It had a budget of 10 million dollars and earned 62 million 800 thousand dollars at the box office.
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6.5A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told: the first Christmas.
Cast
- Steven Yeun as Bo (voice)
- Gina Rodriguez as Mary (voice)
- Zachary Levi as Joseph (voice)
- Keegan-Michael Key as Dave (voice)
- Kelly Clarkson as Leah (voice)
- Anthony Anderson as Zach (voice)
Themes
- villain
- christmas
- evil king
- cartoon donkey
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
10,328 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
45%
Metacritic
42/100
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Animation, Comedy
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Timothy Reckart
- Screenplay by
- Carlos Kotkin
- Story by
- Carlos Kotkin Simon Moore
- Produced by
- Jenni Magee Cook
- Starring
- Steven Yeun Gina Rodriguez Zachary Levi Keegan-Michael Key Kelly Clarkson Patricia Heaton Kristin Chenoweth Tracy Morgan Tyler Perry Oprah Winfrey
- Edited by
- Pam Ziegenhagen
- Music by
- John Paesano
- Production companies
- Sony Pictures Animation Walden Media Affirm Films The Jim Henson Company Franklin Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- November 12, 2017 ( 2017-11-12 ) ( Regency Village Theater ) November 17, 2017 ( 2017-11-17 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 86 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $62.8 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- pregnant women
- Director
- Timothy Reckart
- Voice actor
- Steven Yeun
- Composer
- John Paesano
- Production company
- Affirm Films
- Duration
- 86
- FilmAffinity ID
- 990756
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- sites.sonypictures.com/thestar/site
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- title
- The Star
- publication date
- 2017-12-07
- distributed by
- Sony Pictures
- social media followers
- 2420
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 4.9/10
- capital cost
- 20000000
- box office
- 62800000
- fabrication method
- computer animation
- has characteristic
- 3D film
- form of creative work
- feature film
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Encyclopedic overview
The Star (also known as The Star: The Story of the First Christmas) is a 2017 American animated biblical film directed by Timothy Reckart, and written by Carlos Kotkin from a story by Kotkin and Simon Moore. Set on the Nativity of Jesus and an original concept by Tom Sheridan, the film features the voices of Steven Yeun, Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelly Clarkson, Patricia Heaton, Kristin Chenoweth, Tracy Morgan, Tyler Perry, and Oprah Winfrey.
The Star released in the United States on November 17, 2017, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $62 million worldwide against a budget of $20 million. It received a nomination for Best Original Song ("The Star" by Mariah Carey) at the 75th Golden Globe Awards.
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