Ferdinand

2017 108 min ★ 7.2 Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy

Ferdinand, a little bull, prefers sitting quietly under a cork tree just smelling the flowers versus jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow. But one day five men come to choose the "biggest, fastest, roughest bull" for the bullfights in Madrid— and Ferdinand is mistakenly chosen.

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Cast

John Cena

Ferdinand (voice)

Kate McKinnon

Lupe (voice)

Anthony Anderson

Bones (voice)

Bobby Cannavale

Valiente / Valiente's Father (voice)

Peyton Manning

Guapo (voice)

Gina Rodriguez

Una (voice)

Miguel Ángel Silvestre

El Primero (voice)

David Tennant

Angus (voice)

Flula Borg

Hans (voice)

Jerrod Carmichael

Paco (voice)

Details

Director

Carlos Saldanha

Screenplay

Robert L. Baird

Tagline

"Built to fight. Born to love."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$111,000,000

Revenue

$295,038,508

Production

Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation, Davis Entertainment, 20th Century Fox

Reviews

J

John

April 7, 2021

★ 8/10

A fun movie for the kids with a pertinent message about winning a fight without fighting.

V

Vinicius Monteiro

May 29, 2026

★ 6/10

How do you turn a five-minute classic short story into a feature film without losing its core essence? "Ferdinand" tries to answer that question with a mix of visual charm and divisive narrative choices. If you've ever felt pressured to fit into a mold that wasn't meant for you, this story will definitely resonate. But does the movie's execution actually live up to the greatness of the original me...