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Film · 2020

The One and Only Ivan

Directed by Thea Sharrock · starring Phillipa Soo, Sam Rockwell and Bryan Cranston

  • 1 h 35 min
  • Animation · Comedy · Family
  • USA
  • 8.0 Users4 votes

Synopsis

'The One and Only Ivan' is the film adaptation of the children's book with the same name. The film will be produced by Angelina Jolie, Allison Shearmur and Brigham Taylor. In charge of its direction is the filmmaker Thea Sharrock ('Antes de ti', 'La corona vacia: las guerras de las Dos Rosas', 'Legacy'), and his screenplay is signed by the recipient of two Independent Spirit Awards, Mike White ('Dando la nota', 'Escuela de rock', 'The Good Girl'). It is a story where animation and the real world are mixed together. A film based on the true story of a clever gorilla and the animals that live with him in a shopping center outside the city. The cast is formed by Angelina Jolie ('Maléfica', 'Inocencia interrumpida', 'El intercambio'), Sam Rockwell ('Confesiones de una mente peligrosa', 'Siete psicópatas', 'Tres anuncios en las afueras'), Helen Mirren ('RED', 'La reina', 'Gosford Park'), Danny DeVito ('Tira a mamá del tren', 'Batman Returns', 'La guerra de los Rose'), Bryan Cranston ('Breaking Bad', 'Malcom in the Middle', 'Isla de perros'), Ramón Rodríguez ('Los ángeles de Charlie', 'Invasión a la tierra', 'Need for Speed'), Arianna Greenblatt ('Vengadores: Infinity War', 'El gran desmadre', 'Entre hermanos') y Eleanor Matsuura..

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The essentials

Runtime
95 min1 hour and 35 minutes
How long is The One and Only Ivan?
1 hour and 35 minutes (95 minutes).
Who directed The One and Only Ivan?
Thea Sharrock.
Who is in The One and Only Ivan?
It stars Phillipa Soo, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston and Mike White.
Where can I watch The One and Only Ivan?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV.
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Director
Thea Sharrock
Writers
Mike White
Cinematography
Florian Ballhaus

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Reviews

8.0 4 votes

Soundtrack

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Trivia

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  • Usual collaborators

    For Danny DeVito and Angelina Jolie, this is their 3rd Disney Film after 'Hercules' and 'Dumbo for him, and the two Maleficent parts for her. In the case of Helen Mirren, this is the 4th collaboration, being the last one 'The Nucktracker and the four realms'.

  • Based on real-life events

    The film is based on a gorilla named Ivan who lived alone in a mall for 27 years.

  • First film with this technique

    It is the first film in Disney+ made hybrids between real action and animation.

  • Dedicated in his honor

    It's Allison Shearmur's last film before her death in 2018.

  • 3rd occasion of Angelina

    This is the third Disney film in which Angelina Jolie appears, after the two Malefica films.

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