Rango
No man can walk out on his own story.
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff.Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt and uncover the truth behind a looming water crisis—before his act catches up with him.
- Director
- Gore Verbinski
- Worldwide
- $246M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
31 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt and uncover the truth behind a looming water crisis—before his act catches up with him.
Where to watch
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The record
Awards
3 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature
Critics' Choice Awards
1 win
- WinnerCritics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
Annie Awards
1 win
- WinnerAnnie Award for Best Animated Feature
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Rango returned 1.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $135M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $246M
- Release date
- Mar 2, 2011
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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