Movie · 2019 · Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction · 1h 27m · G · English
Curator score: 5.3/10 (53.4K ratings)
Close encounters of the furred kind.
Overview
When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.
Ratings
Curator score: 5.3/10
IMDb: 6.8/10
Letterboxd: 3.35/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Metacritic: 79
TMDB: 6.9/10
Director
Will Becher, Richard Phelan
Production
StudioCanal, Aardman, Anton Capital Entertainment
Cast
Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Amalia Vitale, Kate Harbour, David Holt, Andy Nyman, Rich Webber, Emma Tate, Simon Greenall, Chris Morrell, Joe Sugg, Joseph Balderrama, Antony Bayman, Will Becher, Tom Collingwood, Tim Hands, Naomi McDonald, Richard Phelan, Adrian Rhodes, Adam Rhys Dee
Where to watch
Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A charming, mostly dialogue-free stop-motion adventure that leans into visual comedy, gentle sci-fi parody, and Aardman’s tactile craftsmanship. The story is lighter than the first Shaun the Sheep movie, but the gags, creature design, and kid-friendly suspense make it an easy recommendation for families and animation fans.
Best for
families with kids
fans of stop-motion animation
viewers who enjoy visual comedy over dialogue
fans of gentle sci-fi pastiche
Aardman enthusiasts
Skip if
you want a plot-heavy story
you dislike kiddie-friendly humor
you prefer fast-paced action
you are not in the mood for light stakes
Overview
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon is built on the same pleasures that made the franchise durable: expressive animation, precise physical comedy, and a near-total trust in visual storytelling. The alien-invasion setup gives the filmmakers room to riff on classic sci-fi while keeping the tone playful and approachable for younger viewers.
Worth noting
It is a little less emotionally grounded than Shaun the Sheep Movie, and the story can feel thinner by comparison. But the stop-motion detail is superb, the gags land with real frequency, and the movie has enough inventiveness to keep both kids and adults entertained.
Bottom line
If you like animation that communicates through movement, timing, and tiny visual punchlines, this is an easy watch. It is more charming than profound, but it knows exactly what it wants to be and delivers it with confidence.
Top Letterboxd reviews
jumpwalker (4★) · 500 likes
It was difficult to choose between RAMBO LAST BLOOD and FARMAGEDDON. Action movie versus old-fashioned plasticine. I chose the action movie.
davidehrlich (3.5★) · 459 likes
Fans of 2015’s winsome “Shaun the Sheep Movie” would be forgiven for worrying that its sequel might betray the simple pleasures of the original (and the long-running TV series that inspired it). After all, the previous film was about a mischievous sheep traveling to the big city in order to find his missing farmer, and the new one is subtitled “Farmageddon.” But anyone bracing for the stop-motion equivalent of a Michael Bay movie — anyone convinced that Aardman Animations has… more Fans of 2015’s winsome “Shaun the Sheep Movie” would be forgiven for worrying that its sequel might betray the simple pleasures of the original (and the long-running TV series that inspired it). After all, the previous film was about a mischievous sheep traveling to the big city in order to find his missing farmer, and the new one is subtitled “Farmageddon.” But anyone bracing for the stop-motion equivalent of a Michael Bay movie — anyone convinced that Aardman Animations has… more
russman (3.5★) · 373 likes
Close Encounters of the Herd Kind
adambolt (3.5★) · 302 likes
shout out to the absolute icon buying a big ass thing of chips just for himself at like 10 at night
Josh Lewis (3★) · 195 likes
Sadly trades in the working class heart that made the first film one of the best animated films of the 2010s for a bunch of cutesy sci-fi references but it still faithfully continues Aardman's absolute command in the animated movie world of dialogue-free visual storytelling and wall-to-wall physical (almost silent-era) gag set pieces. The complexity and textures of the stop-motion work is only getting more impressive and I'm honestly not sure there's a better franchise at communicating visual ideas/teaching visual literacy to kids than these at the moment.