The Angry Birds Movie – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

The Angry Birds Movie

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movie2016

42%

WISE Score

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A loud, chaotic cash-grab turning a phone game into 90 minutes of bird-on-pig slapstick violence and potty jokes.

44%

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The Angry Birds Movie

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PG, 2016

42%

WISE Score

Avg. Tomatometer

A loud, chaotic cash-grab turning a phone game into 90 minutes of bird-on-pig slapstick violence and potty jokes.

44%

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Screenwise Verdict

Look, this movie exists because Angry Birds was a massively popular mobile game and Hollywood needed to squeeze every last dollar out of the IP. The result? A loud, frenetic, forgettable animated film that critics and audiences alike found mediocre.

The animation is fine, the voice acting is competent, and young kids (especially those under 8) will probably sit through it without complaint. But there's almost nothing here that makes it worth recommending over the hundreds of better family films available. The humor is lowest-common-denominator (lots of butt jokes), the message is paper-thin, and the whole thing feels like a 90-minute toy commercial.

If your kid is obsessed with the Angry Birds game and begging to watch it, fine—it won't traumatize them. But if you're looking for something genuinely enriching, imaginative, or even just entertaining for the whole family, keep scrolling. This one's a skip unless you're truly desperate or stuck on a long flight with limited options.

Age Fit

Best for kids 5-9 who are into loud, colorful action and don't need a deep story. Older kids will likely find it boring and derivative, while younger kids might be overwhelmed by the constant chaos.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

The film centers on Red, a bird with anger management issues, which becomes a plot point but also models explosive behavior for much of the runtime. While there's an eventual message about channeling anger productively and working together, the journey there involves a lot of slapstick violence, crude humor, and potty jokes. The emotional tone is chaotic rather than nurturing, and the 'outcasts save the day' arc is predictable without much depth in modeling genuine kindness or cooperation until the very end.

Imaginative

It's a movie adaptation of a mobile game about launching birds at pigs—not exactly a concept bursting with originality. The world-building is colorful but shallow, and the plot is a straightforward revenge-heist story with minimal creative exploration. There are some inventive visual gags and the animation is competent, but it doesn't invite curiosity or spark genuine imaginative thinking. Kids won't walk away wanting to build or explore anything; they'll just remember birds exploding things.

Safe

For a kids' movie, it's relatively safe—no gore, nudity, or genuinely scary content. The violence is cartoony slapstick (birds launching themselves, things exploding in a Looney Tunes style). However, there's a fair amount of potty humor, some mild innuendo that'll go over kids' heads, and the entire premise revolves around destruction and revenge. Common Sense Media rates it for age 7, which tracks. No major trigger warnings, but parents of sensitive kids might find the constant chaos and anger-fueled action a bit much.

Enriching

The movie has a paper-thin message about listening to your instincts and working together, but it's buried under 90 minutes of frenetic action and bathroom jokes. There's minimal character development, no real skill-building, and the ethical takeaway is essentially 'your anger is justified if the bad guys are actually bad.' The entertainment value is there for young kids who like bright colors and loud noises, but there's almost nothing meaningful to take away. Critics and audiences were lukewarm (44% RT critics, 47% audience, 43 Metacritic), and it shows—this is a cash-grab adaptation that prioritizes merchandising over substance.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

Bright, colorful animation that holds the attention of younger kids (think 5-7 year olds)
Voice cast includes Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, and Danny McBride—recognizable names for parents sitting through it
The slapstick humor and explosive action sequences will get laughs from the elementary school crowd
Does eventually deliver a (very basic) message about teamwork and trusting your instincts

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What to Watch For

Lots of potty humor, crude jokes, and some mild innuendo that's technically kid-friendly but eye-roll-inducing
The main character literally has anger issues and spends most of the movie being destructive—not the best role model
It's based on a mobile game, so expect shallow storytelling and a plot that feels like an extended commercial
Constant chaos and noise; not great for sensory-sensitive kids or parents with headaches

Conversation Starters

"Red gets really angry a lot—what do you do when you feel mad? Do you think his anger helped or hurt him?"
"The pigs tricked the birds by pretending to be friends. How can you tell if someone is being a real friend?"
"Why do you think the other birds didn't believe Red at first? Have you ever been right about something but no one listened?"
"If you were building a bird village, what would you include to make it fun and safe?"

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