The Emperor's New Groove
It's all about... ME!
It's all about... ME!
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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2000
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Kuzco is a self-centered emperor who summons Pacha from a village and to tell him that his home will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco's new summer home. Kuzco's advisor, Yzma, tries to poison Kuzco and accidentally turns him into a llama, who accidentally ends up in Pacha's village. Pacha offers to help Kuzco if he doesn't destroy his house, and so they form an unlikely partnership.
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Rated:
G
Runtime:
78 min
Release date:
15 Dec 2000
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$100,000,000
Revenue:
$169,327,687
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 27 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Will the kids buy it? You bet they will.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
5 Apr 2002
fresh:
This Disney comedy makes a self-conscious and largely successful attempt to modernise the studio's format with a jive-ass sensibility.
– Wally Hammond,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
The unfussy, tossed-off quality actually helps give this original story zippy irreverence some of Disney's plusher cartoons lack.
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
31 Mar 2008
fresh:
Emperor doesn't aim too high or strain too hard; it is at ease inhabiting its pretty, miniature realm.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
8 Sep 2008
fresh:
Ingenious action sequences driven by surprisingly little plot lead to a climax full of the transmogrification animation was invented for.
– Lisa Alspector,
Chicago Reader,
16 Nov 2009