Strange World (2022)
73%RT Audience Score: 67%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Strange World is a Disney milestone in terms of representation — but as a storytelling experience, this dazzlingly animated adventure offers little audiences haven’t already seen.
It’s lovely to look at and the story has its moments, but all in all, Strange World falls short of Disney’s finest.
Production Company(ies)
Disney+, The Walt Disney Studios
Distributor
Walt Disney Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Disney+), Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Los Angeles Thirty Mile Zone, California, United States; Los Angeles, California, United States
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, Dolby, Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 45m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 23, 2022 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 23, 2022
Genre(s)
Kids & family/Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Alan Tudyk, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union, Lucy Liu, directed by Don Hall and Qui Nguyen, written by Qui Nguyen, Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Action, PG rating, produced by Roy Conli, $35.8M box office, reviewed by John Wilmes, Dwight Brown, Shubhra Gupta, Kyle Smith, Alison Willmore, Tim Robey, Grant Watson, Samuel Leggett Jr., Rubén Rosario, Randy Meeks, Rob Hunter, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Clade family, explorers, uncharted land, mischievous blob, three-legged dog, ravenous creatures
Worldwide gross: $73,621,640
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $78,824,026
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,133
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 8,595,859
US/Canada gross: $37,968,963
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $40,651,995
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,156
US/Canada opening weekend: $12,151,384
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $13,010,047
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 860
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $120,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $128,479,657
Production budget ranking: 273
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $69,186,296
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$118,841,927
ROI to date (est.): -60%
ROI ranking: 1,739
Alan Tudyk – Narrator, Radio Host 1, Duffle
Dennis Quaid – Jaeger Clade
Jaboukie Young-White – Ethan Clade
Gabrielle Union – Meridian Clade
Lucy Liu – Callisto Mal
Director(s)
Don Hall, Qui Nguyen
Writer(s)
Qui Nguyen
Producer(s)
Roy Conli
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (155) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (113) | Rotten (42)
Everyone is delightfully lost in a softly Lovecraftian Osmosis Jones labyrinth with climate change overtones and lovely faceless critters everywhere, trying to pantomime meaning to these stumbling humans.
December 3, 2022
John Wilmes
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Strong familial conflict, magical adventures and timely social messaging make this animated feature a bit deeper than most. If Strange World can find its audience, those viewers will be pleased. Why? Because even the trees are cool!
November 30, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Dwight Brown
DwightBrownInk.com
TOP CRITIC
Despite the film’s rich CGI, it’s only when the humans and their conflicts, big and small, come to the forefront, that the film comes to life.
November 29, 2022 | Rating: 2/5
Shubhra Gupta
The Indian Express
TOP CRITIC
The director Don Hall and his co-director and screenwriter Qui Nguyen seem to have put all of their effort into gaudy backgrounds, wacky gadgets and strange ancillary monsters instead of into dramatic urgency or conflict.
November 28, 2022
Kyle Smith
Wall Street Journal
TOP CRITIC
So much of Strange World’s audaciousness is front-loaded into its concept, and so little of it comes through in the execution.
November 25, 2022
Alison Willmore
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
Why isn’t this an out-and-out recommendation? It nearly merits that, but the tangled environmental allegory winds up being a royal headache.
November 25, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
This is the worst kind of disappointing film: one that never needed to be.
January 1, 2023 | Rating: 4/10
Grant Watson
Fiction Machine
This was actually a pleasant experience. Great scientific ideas & use of Sci-if exploration. Casting & voice work was well done with great animation, but its unfortunate that it’s not that memorable or inviting for repeated watches
December 29, 2022 | Rating: 7/10
Samuel Leggett Jr.
JVS Media & Productions/Team JVS
It’s a noteworthy baby step, one that threatens to vanish into the ether due to the film’s poor box office showing. Here’s hoping the Mouse doesn’t learn the wrong lessons from this big-hearted yarn’s low revenue.
December 28, 2022
Rubén Rosario
MiamiArtZine
Despite being made by the numbers, lacking distinctive elements, urgently in need of a rewrite (and a villain), and offering outdated entertainment, Strange World doesn’t deserve to be the absolute flop it’s been… [Full review in Spanish]
December 27, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Randy Meeks
Espinof
Strange World is a fantastic voyage that entertains without crossing over into anything resembling a groundbreaking watch. It’s beautiful, lively animation and engaging storytelling.
December 23, 2022
Rob Hunter
Film School Rejects
Strange World is a fun and immaculate film using pulp and golden age aesthetics to tell a very modern tale that works on many different levels for many different audiences.
December 20, 2022 | Rating: A
Julian Lytle
idobi.com…
Plot
The Clades, a legendary family of explorers, attempt to navigate an uncharted and treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischevious blob, a three-legged dog, and a slew of ravenous creatures.
Trivia
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