The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Shaun the Sheep Movie
Family · Animation · Comedy · 2015
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.
Movie details
Shaun the Sheep Movie
“Catch them if ewe can!”
2015 Family · Animation · Comedy 1h 25m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.3 / 10
46.5K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
99 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
81 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Shaun the Sheep Movie?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Mark Burton · Richard Starzak
Written by
Mark Burton · Richard Starzak
Justin Fletcher
Shaun / Timmy (voice)
John Sparkes
Bitzer / The Farmer (voice)
Omid Djalili
Trumper (voice)
Rich Webber
Shirley (voice)
Kate Harbour
Timmy's Mum / Meryl (voice)
T
Tim Hands
Slip (voice)
Simon Greenall
Twins (voice)
Court is in session
Put Shaun the Sheep Movie on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.