Moxie Flix: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation. (PG, 87 min.)
Showtimes
Saturday, November 11, 2023
12:00 PM
These FREE screenings are part of MOXIE FLIX, a monthly series focusing on essential films for kids to see before they turn 13. This series was made possible by a grant from the Missouri Arts Council and the Springfield Regional Arts Council.
Synopsis: Mr. and Mrs. Fox live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristopherson. But after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr Fox’s wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers - Boggis, Bunce and Bean - who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr. Fox at any cost. [20th Century Fox]
Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray
Director: Wes Anderson
Genre(s): Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A thorough, spoiler-filled Parent’s Guide can be found here.
"A boisterous and magnificent treat."
— Laremy Legel, Laremy Legel Film.com
"You don't want to watch this movie, you want to climb inside it and play."
— Dana Stevens, Slate
"Visually, its a true marvel. Perhaps best of all, it feels like something entirely new."
— Sara Vilkomerson, Observer
"Witty and wonderful, Fantastic Mr. Fox is the perfect Thanksgiving entertainment."
— Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
"Wes Anderson's utterly charming Fantastic Mr. Fox is that rarity: a children's movie for all."
— Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
"Anderson's liveliest and most appealing movie...every shot filled with precise and intricate detail."
— Nell Minow, Beliefnet
"With its lush autumnal palette and hijinks worthy of Max Fisher or Dignan, the result is a film that only Wes Anderson could have made."
— Alissa Wilkinson, Paste Magazine
"The characters pop off the screen, and between the sublime animation and the superb vocal work there isn't a single moment or scene that doesn't ring hysterically true."
— Sara Michelle Fetters, MovieFreak.com
"With one creative genius adapting the work of another, the result is a mesmeric, visual feast, a host of adorable eccentric characters and a truly wonderful, kid friendly, caper."
— Giles Hardie, Sydney Morning Herald
"Fantastic Mr. Fox, which Mr. Anderson wrote with Noah Baumbach, and which he has been hoping to make for many years, is in some ways his most fully realized and satisfying film."
— A.O. Scott, New York Times
"Visually, the movie is a wonder, with its profusion of detail and exquisitely focussed "performances" by the figurines, whom Anderson frames in images as precisely composed as those in his live-action work."
— Richard Brody, Richard Brody New Yorker
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