Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken

Original title: Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

2023
PG
1h 31m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

13K

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Toni Collette, Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Salish Matter, Jordan Matter, Annie Murphy, Lana Condor, and Blue Chapman in Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023)

A shy adolescent learns that she comes from a fabled royal family of legendary sea krakens and that her destiny lies in the depths of the waters, which is bigger than she could have ever imagined.

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A shy 16-year-old girl learns that she comes from a fabled royal family of legendary sea krakens and that her destiny lies in the depths of the waters, which is bigger than she could have ev... Read allA shy 16-year-old girl learns that she comes from a fabled royal family of legendary sea krakens and that her destiny lies in the depths of the waters, which is bigger than she could have ever imagined.A shy 16-year-old girl learns that she comes from a fabled royal family of legendary sea krakens and that her destiny lies in the depths of the waters, which is bigger than she could have ever imagined.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

13K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

Margot
(voice)

Ramona Young

Bliss
(voice)

Eduardo Franco

Trevin
(voice)

Jaboukie Young-White

Connor
(voice)

Annie Murphy

Chelsea Van Der Zee
(voice)

Sam Richardson

Uncle Brill
(voice)

Nicole Byer

Janice
(voice)

Echo Kellum

Doug
(voice)

Brianna Paige Arsement

Home Buyer
(voice)
(as Brianna Arsement)

Juju Green

Gym Teacher
(voice)
…

Preston Blaine Arsement

Tourist
(voice)
(as Preston Arsement)

Jordan Matter

School Principal
(voice)

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Trivia
At 31 years old, Faryn Pearl became the youngest female ever to direct a feature animated film.

Quotes
Chelsea Van Der Zee: I'm a FLIPPING MERMAID!

Crazy credits
The Dreamworks Animation logo dissolves into a swarm of jellyfish underwater, opening the film.

Connections
Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Ariel's Crazy Sister (2023)

Soundtracks
Growing Up
Written by Lucia de la Garza (as Linda De La Garza), Mila de la Garza, Bela Salazar (as Isabel Salazar), Eloise Wong
Performed by The Linda Lindas
Courtesy of Epitaph Records
By arrangement with Sugaroo!

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Featured review

5/10

Conveyer-belt family entertainment.

Dreamworks has created the b*stard child of Pixar's Luca and Turning Red. And it falls somewhere in the middle of those two film's quality.

It mercifully has far less annoying characters than Turning Red, and handles its near-identical adolescent themes of family loyalty, self-actualisation, and trust with far more tact and nuance than that film did.

But it borrows the other half of its concept and plot from Luca, and it lacks the genuine heart and soul that was the one saving grace of that film.

There's a lot to like about the implausibly gonzo concept and over the top elements and characters. But the generic, conveyor-belt-produced story is hard to look past, as there really is not a single aspect of what I just saw that has any staying power. I'll forget this quickly.