Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

2023 92 min ★ 7.2 Animation, Family, Fantasy, Comedy

Ruby Gillman, a sweet and awkward high school student, discovers she's a direct descendant of the warrior kraken queens. The kraken are sworn to protect the oceans of the world against the vain, power-hungry mermaids. Destined to inherit the throne from her commanding grandmother, Ruby must use her newfound powers to protect those she loves most.

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Cast

Lana Condor

Ruby Gillman (voice)

Toni Collette

Agatha Gillman (voice)

Annie Murphy

Chelsea Van Der Zee (voice)

Sam Richardson

Uncle Brill (voice)

Liza Koshy

Margo (voice)

Will Forte

Gordon Lighthouse (voice)

Colman Domingo

Arthur Gillman (voice)

Jaboukie Young-White

Connor (voice)

Blue Chapman

Sam Gillman (voice)

Ramona Young

Bliss (voice)

Details

Director

Kirk DeMicco

Tagline

"Discover the hero just beneath the surface."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$70,000,000

Revenue

$46,247,409

Production

DreamWorks Animation

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

July 22, 2023

★ 6/10

The eponymous young girl lives with her family under strict instructions never to go near the water. That all goes fine until one day she must leap to the rescue of a friend and discovers just why she ought to avoid the ocean. Her family are mortified, but quickly she discovers another family, of which she is a princess, and life-changing choices will soon have to be made. I was quite disappointed...

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GenerationofSwine

October 29, 2023

★ 1/10

"Down with the White Male Patriarchy" Literally that is almost every other sentence, coupled with the "Anti-Colonialism" ethos that is currently seeing people support the execution of children and call for Holocaust 2.0... ... the Meh Messaging didn't exactly age well now that we know how violent it is in practice did it? And it took less than a year. Otherwise, it has a plot, a Kraken tryi...