Over the Hedge (2006)
Some scenes may frighten young children
Over the Hedge centers on the unlikely friendship between a worldly and mischievous raccoon named R.J. and a timid turtle named Verne. When R.J., Verne and their woodland friends find a suburban housing development encroaching on their forest home, Verne's first instinct is to retreat into his shell and leave. But the ever opportunistic R.J. sees a treasure trove to be had from his unsuspecting new neighbours. Together, Verne and R.J. learn to co exist with and even exploit this strange new world called suburbia.
| Status: | QuickPick |
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| Run time: | 83mins |
| Origin: | UNITED STATES |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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Member Reviews (108)
108 Member
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Pauline
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Very popular with 5yo.
Ange
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Not the best children's dvd that I have seen. Admittedly only watched bits and pieces as I lost interest, as did my son.
Tony
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Great story on the waste of humans and how aninals see that waste. Great flix for the kids, lots of laughs
Nick
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very good
Carolyn
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What a lovely movie this is. My 8 year old daughter loved it. Characters well thought out and very funny. A simple story very well done without the over the top moral message that so many kids movies have these days. Highly recommended for those under 10 (and their parents).
Nadene
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Good family movie.
Karen
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Yeah, okay, all right. Nice kids entertainment without being particularly memorable.
Kathryn
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Great movie. As an adult I found the movie funny in many bits....has the usual snippets for the parents to have a good laugh at. My son also enjoyed the movie.
Glenda R.
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The whole family enjoyed this movie and watched it over and over.
Heather S.
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very good
Corryn H.
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Great movie for the family has the moral teaching in it popular with many kids movies these days but still gets the kids and adults alike laughing!
Marie F.
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Wendy D.
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funny and entertaing story on man's effect on cute woodland creatures that get angry and revenge at the loss of their woodland home, great for people of ages
Simone S.
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Amusing with some adult humor as well as the obvious childrens humor.
Rudolf E.
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Excellent graphics, and a great commentary on the suburban sprawl. Amazing how woodland creatures can adapt to eat junk food instead of nuts and berries. But the kids will just like the funny characters and the simple storyline.
Jamie T.
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good family movie, excellent animation
Stephanie S.
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Marie R.
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Our grandchildren were very disappointed with this DVD as it seemed to be just a game and not a Movie.
Vfermin
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This movie is fantastic! The story was great the kids enjoyed watching it over and over again. The characters of the animals are like people where we can only learn from. The directors and creators of this movie did a great job!
Jason C.
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Nice and entertaining show especially for the family.
Lindy O.
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Great movie for kids and Adults. A lot of fun
Meredith L.
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A good kids movie for the little ones.
Jodie N.
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Ian W.
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Fun for the family. Kids loved it. Had a good laugh at the additional short as well.
abby
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loved it ,watch hammy the squirrel as he nearly steals the show with his hyped up reactions . very interesting extras about the actual animals . great family entertainment .also great for the big kids like me,
Monica W.
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An exellent movie would recommend, a good laugh.
Sharon G.
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I loved this movie.Absolutely fantastic.
Adriaan van Jaarsveldt
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Sticking with movies suitable for the holidays, this is my favourite so far. I found the story engaging, which is very unusual for this type of movie and I laughed out loud a number of times. It is visually very attractive and, I think, the best animation since Nemo and Shrek. It has a stellar cast of voices including Nick Nolte, Bruce Willis, William Shatner, Garry Shandling and Eugene Levy, whom I always admire. Hammy, the super-fast squirrel is worth the price of admission alone, particularly when he is given a dose of a high energy caffeine drink to further boost his speed. Guaranteed to keep the kids happy.
William D.
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Top Rating Childrens Show
Peter B.
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Beautifully animated with a real message under a deluge of product placements for mainly American junk food.
The unthinking selfish suburban invasion of the lives and livelihoods of wild creatures, is captured perfectly in the hysterically fearful housewife who hires a pest exterminator to eliminate all the cute woodland creatures whose lives she has ruined by building on their land.
The heroes of the story, the woodland creatures, are just doing what it takes to survive this invasion and the subsequent temptations of an endless supply of processed food inside the suburban houses.
The local heavy, a grizzly bear, adds to the perils by promising dire consequences if his long shopping list of processed food isn't delivered on time.
Dannielle I.
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Aileen A.
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It was great. The children enjoyed every minute of it and so did I.
Scott P.
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Really enjoyed it, good one to keep the kids occupied
Renae J.
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Joe P.
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Lauren B.
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Fantastic - had a good laugh with it.
Chris H.
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Just Brilliant
Ian G.
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Reasonably good, some clever humour. Excellent animation.
Craig H.
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KIDS LOVED IT & SO DID MUM & DAD
Eric H.
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Good kids movie - average for adults. Hammy the squirrel really makes it.
Jenni K.
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the chararacters are very likable and the opossum with avril lavagne's voice is the best!!
Walter W.J. H.
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It was a good movie worth watching its good to have a good laugh
Gail G.
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adinjess
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This is a very cute and easy movie to watch. My 3 yr old son absolutely loved it and watched it over and again (so much so that Bigpond Movies were sending me emails asking for it back!!). I thought it was very suitable for him, and the characters were good.
Great one for the kids (and we parents would get a laugh out of it too) It was fun to pick the voices too (eg: Bruce Willis, Nick Nolte and the Dad from the American Pie movies!!)
Rod S.
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Excellent, Great kids movie!
Angus R.
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David W.
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A must for kids from 6 to 60. Laughs for the whole family and a message that doesnt get in road of the fun and storyline. great!!
David W.
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Priscilla S.
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My kids loved it, we watched it about 10 times over the weeked.My 14 year old enjoyed watching it
Elaine T.
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Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Monika T.
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One for the whole family!
Kylie D.
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Vanda C.
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Great movie.... whole family enjoyed it. Quite Funny!!
Deborah R.
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Daniela G.
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We watched this as my 3-year-old daughter absolutely loves other Dreamworks flicks like Shrek and Madagascar. I didn't think it was as funny for grown-ups as the other movies, and she found it a bit scary. It would probably suit a different age group, a bit disappointing really.
Colin Y.
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Great if you have kids, but if there are only adults watching, it's only OK.
Jo F.
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very funny for adults as well as children.
Lenore D.
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A good morality lesson in learning to trust your own instincts..unfortunately it pushes the concept that junk food is better than real food..so if you want your kids to eat well, then maybe this film is not for you.
Rosslyn A.
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Louella R.
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Good movie for the family
Bridget O.
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My daughter watched it at least 15 times. Excellent graphics, cheesy story line but a lot of fun
Victoria T.
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it was an exellent and entertaing movie for the whole family really worth watching.
Shaun A.
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great characters, hiarious story, squirrel is a hoot
Kathryn K.
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such a happy and funny movie not just for the kids but for the big kids also
Jason H.
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Very entertaining, Kids loved it. Great life lessons for the kids, and jokes for the adults.
Gavin S.
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Brilliant animation and funny to boot!
Jason I.
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Denise T.
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It was an absolutely funny movie,my daughter just loved it thankyou.Its Well Worth watching.
Linda R.
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Marcus C.
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Andrew H.
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Good, harmless fun for the whole family! Maybe not enough "in jokes" to keep adults amused, but an easy flick to sit through.
Sandra L.
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Didn't hold my interest
Marlene L.
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a great movie for the whole family
Robyn P.
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Funny movie, really enjoyable.
Carla S.
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A cute movie - the characters were very endearing.
James E.
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Really funny, great CGI, lots of fun.
Vikki B.
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Alison S.
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this is a GREAT movie. good for all ages lots of laughter A++++
Deborah H.
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Teresa B.
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Great. Enjoyed by the whole family.
Kevin W.
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Good story, kids loved it (we did too).
Sue T.
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Lucy C.
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Excellent movie. One for the whole family a lot of fun, highly recommended
Michael O.
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Classic kids flick and not bad fun for the oldies either.
Tracy B.
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Awesome movie, made you laugh and cry at the same time.
George T.
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Luisa E.
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Not hillarious but i still enjoyed watching it.
Anthony W.
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Ben H.
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Some genuinely hilarious moments in this simple, yet entertaining addition to the currently oversaturated animation genre. It's appeal is helped out by some inspired voice casting.
Maria C.
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Very humerous, kids loved the animals, great film.
Sue M.
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After all the hype when it first came out, I thought this movie was a bit disappointing. Good for the littlies tho.
Henk H.
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Not in the same class as Ice Age or Shrek. Bit ho-hum.
Katarina F.
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Matt C.
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good movie, though some of the characters voices seemed a little too contrived, not natural and you can imagine them behind the microphone. Steve Carell as Hammy the squirrel really makes the movie.
Cheryl M.
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Lyn R.
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Really enjoyed it. Good humour too.
Vick
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So many kids movies come out now and they are all quite similar in their messages. This one was absolutely one for the home collection. The similarities to humans and animals in suburbia is hilarious. Great one to giggle at with the kids.
Kim H.
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great get it off my list please