Hoppers
2026 · Movie · PG · 105 min · ★ 8.2 · 84% critics
Scientists develop a way to hop human consciousness into lifelike robotic animal bodies, letting people communicate with animals as animals. When an animal lover gets pulled into the technology, she pushes into mysteries inside the animal world while trying to keep nature from being reshaped by people.
Also known as Sauteurs
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Details
- Years
- 2026
- Release date
- 2026-03-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (1,494 votes)
- Budget
- $150,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Hoppers if you like lively animated environmental adventures with plenty of jokes and heart; Not for you if you want a tightly paced, consistently focused story—similar to The Wild Robot or Luca.
Pros: charming eco message; lots of humor; vibrant animation | Cons: clunky story; pacing issues; some heavy-handed moments
Themes
- human vs nature
- spy
- beaver
- oregon, usa
- transhumanism
- consciousness
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
- human becoming an animal
- robotic animal
- 3d animation
Cast & crew
Piper Curda
as Mabel (voice)
Bobby Moynihan
as King George (voice)
Jon Hamm
as Mayor Jerry Generazzo (voice)
Kathy Najimy
as Dr. Sam (voice)
Dave Franco
as Insect King (voice)
Eduardo Franco
as Loaf (voice)
Aparna Nancherla
as Nisha (voice)
- TL
Tom Law
as Tom Lizard (voice)
Sam Richardson
as Conner (voice)
Melissa Villaseñor
as Ellen (voice)
Directed by Daniel Chong