The Twits (2025)

Movie · 2025 · Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy · 1h 39m · PG · English

Curator score: 0.5/10 (20.3K ratings)

Once upon a time, there were two terrible Twits... But now, they've met their match.

Overview

When the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.

Ratings

Director

Phil Johnston

Production

Jellyfish Pictures, The Roald Dahl Story Company, Netflix Animation Studios

Cast

Margo Martindale, Johnny Vegas, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Ryan Anderson Lopez, Emilia Clarke, Natalie Portman, Timothy Simons, Nicole Byer, Jason Mantzoukas, Alan Tudyk, Sami Amber, Phil Johnston, Riley King, Zarah Kulczycki, Rebecca Wisocky, Mark Proksch, Della Saba, Charlie Berens, Stephanie Escajeda, Israa Zainab

Where to watch

Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

Curator Review

Verdict

A noisy, mean-spirited family animation with a few satirical ideas, but the execution sounds crude, scattershot, and more exhausting than funny. The low audience score and review chatter point to a film that overplays gross-out shock without landing the charm or wit that Roald Dahl adaptations usually need.

Best for

  • Viewers who like abrasive, gross-out kids' animation
  • Families already curious about a darker Roald Dahl adaptation
  • Fans of broad satire that leans into political allegory

Skip if

  • You want warmth, heart, or classic family-movie charm
  • You are sensitive to toilet humor and body-gag comedy
  • You prefer faithful book adaptations
  • You want animation with polished emotional storytelling

Overview

The Twits aims for anarchic family entertainment, but the response suggests it lands closer to shrill and unpleasant than wickedly funny. The premise has room for a sharp, anti-bullying fable, yet the jokes seem to lean hard on gross-out spectacle and modern-reference chaos instead of building a satisfying comic rhythm.

Worth noting

There are hints of a sharper satirical edge, especially in the way it frames petty villains as stand-ins for real-world power-hungry types. But that idea appears buried under a pile of crude gags, tonal whiplash, and a style that feels more desperate to provoke than to delight.

Bottom line

For viewers who enjoy animated misbehavior and ugly-cute chaos, there may be a few laughs in the sheer audacity. For most families, though, this looks like one to approach cautiously, if at all, unless you specifically want a loud, messy, anti-sentimental cartoon.

Top Letterboxd reviews

justclaudiaa (0.5★) · 967 likes

The Twats

timtamtitus (2★) · 422 likes

their cake is gonna put the BBL industry out of business

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan · 415 likes

in a world of twits, be a beesha. and yes, this movie is very aware of the real life twits who are in positions of power

val_l (2★) · 303 likes

I don't remember the book being like this....

JustStopYT (0.5★) · 284 likes

After this took an actual 15 second silence for a man's ass exploding, I think I just checked out mentally hoping the damage wouldn't be permanent

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Topics

animated comedy, family fantasy, satirical humor, gross-out gags, dark children’s story, anti-bullying, villainous chaos, political allegory, modern pop-culture references

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