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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | Ranked Top 1% · CriticCrunch

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Movie2009·87 min

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Directed by Wes Anderson

Adventure Animation Comedy Family

An Oscar-nominated adventure animation film directed by Wes Anderson.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 1%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.8/10

About Fantastic Mr. Fox

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Uplifting (9 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Whimsical, Stylized
Story Tags: family dysfunction, ambition hubris, freedom rebellion, animal centered, small town, wilderness, parent child, group found family, anti hero, con artist trickster, heist caper, revenge quest, heist robbery

6K ratings

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Details

Director: Wes Anderson
Language: English

Cast

George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Animated Feature (2009)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Score (2009)

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How Fantastic Mr. Fox Ranks

All movies

Top 1%

2000s movies

Top 1%

Adventure movies

Top 1%

★2000s Adventure movies

Top 1%

Wes Anderson films#1 of 19

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

Fantastic Mr. Fox Vibe

What it feels like

briskupliftinggentleapproachablefunnypersonalheartfelt

whimsical

stylized

What it's about

heist caperrevenge questfamily dysfunctionambition hubrisfreedom rebellionanti-herocon artistparent childgroup found familyanimal centeredheist robberysmall townwilderness

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

uplifting 9/9uplifting 9/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

whimsicalquirky