Penguins (film)

This article is about the 2019 documentary. For the 2012 documentary also called Penguins or Penguins 3D, see The Penguin King. For other film, see Penguin (disambiguation).
Penguins
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written byDavid Fowler
Produced by
Narrated byEd Helms[1]
Cinematography
  • Tom Beldam
  • Sophie Darlington
  • Rolf Steinmann
Edited byAndy Netley
Music byHarry Gregson-Williams
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release date
  • April 17, 2019 (2019-04-17) (United States)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$7.7 million[3]

Penguins is a 2019 American nature documentary film directed by Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson. The coming-of-age story follows an Adélie penguin named Steve, who joins fellow males in the icy Antarctic spring on a quest to build a suitable nest, find a life partner and start a family. The American release of the film is narrated by Ed Helms.

Produced by Disneynature, the film was released in the United States on April 17, 2019, five days before Earth Day and four years to the day of the release of fellow Disneynature production Monkey Kingdom. It is the thirteenth nature documentary to be released under the Disneynature label. The film received positive reviews from critics, who singled out the "beautiful cinematography".[4]

  1. ^ Hemmert, Kylie (February 26, 2019). "'Penguins': Ed Helms to Narrate Disneynature's Feature Film". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Disneynature Penguins".
  3. ^ "Penguins (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Ryan Fujitani (April 18, 2019). "The Curse of La Llorona is a Crying Shame". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 19, 2019.