Tad: The Lost Explorer
2012 · Movie · PG · 92 min · ★ 6.3 · 45% critics
A daydreaming construction worker longs to be a famous explorer, but real adventure arrives when he’s mistaken for a professor. Swept off to Peru, he joins a search for a legendary lost city, facing dangers, puzzles, and big choices along the way.
Also known as Tad: The Explorer · Tadeo Jones 1 · Tad the Lost Explorer
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Details
- Original title
- Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-08-10
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (612 votes)
- Box office
- $68,000,000
- Budget
- $8,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, kid-leaning animated adventure with chases, jokes, and a never-give-up message, similar in spirit to Mummies; Not for you if you dislike predictable plots or find some content too edgy for children.
Pros: family-friendly adventure vibe; colorful Peruvian settings; likable underdog lead | Cons: predictable story beats; uneven humor; questionable kid suitability
Themes
- treasure
- helicopter
- peru
- pyramid
- museum
- parrot
- hot air balloon
- jungle
- train
- dog
- desert
- explorer
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Gaudí Award — Best Animated Feature Film · 2013
- Annecy Cristal — a Feature Film · 2012 · nominated
Cast & crew
Óscar Barberán
as Tad Jones (voice)
Michelle Jenner
as Sara Lavrof (voice)
José Mota
as Freddy (voice)
Pep Anton Muñoz
as Max Mordon (voice)
Miguel Ángel Jenner
as Kopponen (voice)
Luis Posada
as Momia (voice)
Meritxell Ané
as Young Tadeo (voice)
José Corbacho
as Freddy (voice)
Carles Canut
as Profesor Miguel Humbert (voice)
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Félix Benito
as Profesor Lavrof (voice)
Directed by Enrique Gato