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Based on the popular Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats, this is the first full-length feature animated movie to star the little tots. It's the story of diaper-clad kids, told from a baby's point- of-view,... read more
Directed by: Igor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien
Release Date: November 20, 1998
DVD Release Date: March 30, 1999
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August 22, 2011An okay film version of an okay kids cartoon. It's nothing special, and it's a lot like the show too. Overall, it's okay.
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June 7, 2010"She's having a baby not a gefilte fish"
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January 31, 2008I watched this because I used to love The Rugrats cartoon on Nick. It was great, and the movie for what it was was not far behind. Real good for kids
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December 2, 2007This cartoon movie based on the Nickelodeon television series is a charming adventure, presented in the inventive, squiggly line art that has become the Rugrats signature style; the artwork perfectly conveys the sloppy, sticky, and unfathomable universe as experienced by a gaggle... read more
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July 11, 2011not as satisfiying as i'd thought it would be, but has it's moments, and little bit of fun to satify the fans. C+
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June 14, 2006It's hilarious, and it captures the originality and humor of the series on Nickelodeon.
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June 8, 2006The first big screen outing for the Rugrats is surprisingly a decent effort. The characters are well defined like the show, and its a lot of fun from start to finish. It never feels too stretched either.
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Critic Reviews
May 20, 2008
Joe Leydon, Variety
May 20, 2008
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
The dialogue reproduces infantile idiom even as it parodies the baby talk of adults, and a touching, didactic scene involving a baby blanket that's become the object of sibling rivalry may appeal to a... Full Review
July 21, 2005
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Although it works on two levels, one thing makes it work for any age: the sense of the id unloosed. Full Review
June 18, 2002
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
It's a fun-filled oddity among G- rated animated movies. But some folks may conclude that the babies' creators have gone off the deep end to satisfy a '90s sensibility that favors edgy entertainment. Full Review
February 14, 2001
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
What is most likely to impress adults is that the world of the Rugrats is not idealized or homogenized. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Is it bright, colorful and fast-moving? Yes. Is it for me? No. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
An embarrassingly juvenile production that would seem more at home in the midst of Saturday morning cartoons than on a big screen. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Anita Gates, New York Times
The pleasant surprise is that the film is a delight. Full Review
October 29, 2008
Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films Guide
The result is several steps above the clunky, offputting animation of the series' early episodes. Full Review
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