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The Muppets
2011
· Movie
· 103 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1568
- IMDb #1974
- Google retired #907
- Rotten Tomatoes #837
- Metacritic #913
- Letterboxd #1705
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #381
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1645
- Metacritic Critics #1020
- Metacritic Audience #863
- Criticker #1297
- Kinopoisk #4572
- AlloCiné #2767
- Trakt #2395
Every rating
54–95
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95. Critics average 85, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A devoted Muppets fan, along with his brother and girlfriend, discovers a wealthy oilman's plan to tear down the Muppet Theater for the oil beneath it. They track down Kermit the Frog and help him reunite the disbanded Muppets troupe. They must put on one last show to raise enough money to save their beloved theater.
Details
- Director
- James Bobin
- Writers
- Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller
- Based on
- The Muppets
- Released
- 23 November 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Mandarin
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $45.0M
- Box office
- $165.2M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 23 →2 major awards won · 5 wins from 23 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Original Song | " Man or Muppet " – Bret McKenzie | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award 2012 | Best Song | "Life's a Happy Song" – Bret McKenzie | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 2013 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Original soundtrack | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 2013 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | " Man or Muppet " – Bret McKenzie | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award 2012 | Best Comedy Film | The Muppets | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award 2012 | Best Song | " Man or Muppet " – Bret McKenzie | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Award 2012 | Best Song | "Pictures in My Head" – Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2013 | Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | James Bobin | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Award
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Song | "Life's a Happy Song" – Bret McKenzie | Winner |
| Best Comedy Film | The Muppets | Nominee |
| Best Song | " Man or Muppet " – Bret McKenzie | Nominee |
| Best Song | "Pictures in My Head" – Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Song | " Man or Muppet " – Bret McKenzie | Winner |
Grammy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Original soundtrack | Nominee |
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | " Man or Muppet " – Bret McKenzie | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Campy (Intentional or Not) Film of the Year | The Muppets | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing: Music in a Musical Feature Film | Lisa Jaime and Richard Ford | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Song | "Life's a Happy Song" – Bret McKenzie | Winner |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media | Walt Disney Pictures | Nominee |
| Original Song | "Life's a Happy Song" – Bret McKenzie | Nominee |
| Original Song | " Man or Muppet " – Bret McKenzie | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller | Nominee |
| Best Comedy | The Muppets | Nominee |
| Best Music | Nominee |
Kid's Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Favorite Movie | The Muppets | Nominee |
| Favorite Movie Actress | Amy Adams | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | James Bobin | Nominee |
Kerrang! Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film | The Muppets | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Fantasy Film | The Muppets | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Movie Comedy | The Muppets | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Family Film | The Muppets | Nominee |