Leo
Breaking out this November.
2023 • 102 min • Animation · Comedy · Family
Synopsis
Jaded 74-year-old reptile Leo has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle. When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossibly mean substitute teacher.
Our family guide
Best from age 6- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 73 Audience · 1385 · 49%
Jaded 74-year-old lizard Leo has spent decades as a classroom pet. When he learns he has limited time left, he plans to escape but instead finds himself offering life advice to anxious students. He helps them navigate growing pains and a tough substitute teacher, forming unexpected friendships.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- A grouchy substitute teacher creates some tension
What it models well
- Empathy and kindness
- Overcoming anxieties
- Value of mentorship
- Importance of friendship
Talk about it after
- Coping with new situations or anxieties
- What makes a good friend?
- The idea of a "bucket list" and trying new things
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Where to watch
Netflix
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Top billed cast
Director: Robert Smigel, Robert Marianetti, David Wachtenheim • Crew: Robert Smigel, Adam Sandler, Paul Sado
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersUnexpectedly quite fun. Happy Madison Productions and Netflix teaming up for an animation flick hardly sets the pulse racing and as such I was, perhaps naively, anticipating <em>'Leo'</em> to fall rather flat. Happily, I was wrong. It does a great job at merging meaning and humour, I laughed a fair bit.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers"Leo" is a lizard who has lived with his tortoise pal "Squirtle" in a school classroom watching the kids come and go over the years. They've actually become quite adept at on-the-spot evaluations of them - the spoiled ones, rich ones, lonely ones etc., and are a bit tired and cynical. A chance conversation gives "Leo" a bit of an headache - he may be about to die of old age!…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.3/10 (1,385)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Franchise
- Leo Collection
- IMDb
- tt5755238
- Official site
- www.netflix.com
