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Eric Darnell has 8 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s.
Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.
Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath · With Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath · With Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.
Dir. Simon J. Smith, Eric Darnell · With Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights
The adventures of four penguins—Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico, who perform various commando-like missions to protect their home in the Central Park Zoo. The penguins often have to deal with problems caused, or made worse, by their zoo neighbors, King Julien XIII (a ring-tailed lemur), Maurice (an aye-aye), and Mort (a mouse lemur).
Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath · With Tom McGrath, Jeff Bennett, James Patrick Stuart
King Julien is back and shaking his booty harder than ever! Discover the wild world of Madagascar as the king takes on the jungle’s craziest adventures in this comedy series. With his loyal sidekicks Maurice and Mort, they meet a whole new cast of colorful animals, including ambitious head of security Clover and the villainous Foosa. No one can stop this king from ruling with an iron fist...in the air...wavin' like he just doesn't care.
Dir. Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell · With Danny Jacobs, Jeff Bennett, India de Beaufort
While trapped on the island of Madagascar, the Central Park Zoo escapees receive a visit from Santa--crash landing on their territory and getting amnesia to boot! The animals must help Santa assume his rightful place in the universe, while King Julian laps up the opportunity for his subjects.
Dir. David Soren · With Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.
Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon · With Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer
A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up under the command of a bloodthirsty general. But he's actually been enlisted to fight against a termite army.
Dir. Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson · With Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Dan Aykroyd
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