Movie · 2015 · Comedy, Animation, Family · 1h 28m · G · English
Curator score: 5.7/10 (54.8K ratings)
Dream big.
Overview
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest.
Ratings
Curator score: 5.7/10
IMDb: 7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
Metacritic: 67
TMDB: 7.0/10
Director
Steve Martino
Production
Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation, 20th Century Fox, Feigco Entertainment
Cast
Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez, Marleik 'Mar Mar' Walker, Alex Garfin, Hadley Belle Miller, Rebecca Bloom, Anastasia Bredikhina, Venus Schultheis, A.J. Tecce, Mariel Sheets, Noah Johnston, William Wunsch, Madisyn Shipman, Kristin Chenoweth, Micah Revelli, Trombone Shorty, Francesca Capaldi, Holly Dorff, Kelly Michele Mills, Al Nelson
Curator Review
Verdict
A warm, faithful, and visually polished Peanuts revival that captures the strip’s gentle melancholy, kid logic, and sincere optimism. It’s especially rewarding if you love Snoopy’s fantasy adventures and Charlie Brown’s underdog spirit.
Best for
families looking for a clean, funny animated movie
fans of the Peanuts comics or classic TV specials
viewers who like heartfelt kids’ stories with low-stakes charm
people who appreciate distinctive animation and nostalgic comfort
Skip if
you want fast-paced, joke-dense animation
you dislike sentimental or gently melancholic storytelling
you prefer movies that radically reinvent familiar properties
Overview
The Peanuts Movie succeeds because it understands that Peanuts is less about plot than personality. Charlie Brown’s anxious sincerity and Snoopy’s grand imagination are treated with real affection, and the film keeps the comic strip’s soft, observational humor intact rather than forcing it into a modern pop-culture mold.
Worth noting
Visually, it’s one of the more appealing mainstream animated films of its era, with a clean 3D style that still feels close to Schulz’s drawings. The movie’s best stretches are the ones that simply let the characters exist in their familiar rhythms: small embarrassments, brief triumphs, and a lot of quiet emotional truth.
Bottom line
The Snoopy/Red Baron material is playful, though it can feel a little stretched compared with the stronger Charlie Brown material. Even so, the film lands as a sincere, family-friendly crowd-pleaser that respects its source and delivers exactly the kind of comfort-viewing charm Peanuts fans want.
Top Letterboxd reviews
hoover (5★) · 2718 likes
the love i have for snoopy will never die and will only grow stronger
vi (5★) · 2544 likes
schroeder is gay
George Long (4★) · 2029 likes
It is impossible to watch this movie without smiling because of the pure joy it’s characters and animation style bring.
If you are able to watch this without smiling. Who hurt you?
Lee Does Not Exist सब्बे सत्ता सुखी होन्तु (4.5★) · 1267 likes
happy pride Peppermint Patty is a dyke
ash (3.5★) · 951 likes
God why can’t animated films look good like this all the time