Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

"They Have One Shot to Get Back Home."

Jun 8 2012 PG 1h 35m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.

Plot

Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still trying to get back to the Big Apple and their beloved Central Park zoo, but first they need to find the penguins. When they travel to Monte Carlo, they attract the attention of Animal Control after gate crashing a party and are joined by the penguins, King Julian and Co., and the monkeys. How do a lion, zebra, hippo, giraffe, four penguins, two monkeys, three lemurs travel through Europe without attracting attention and get back to New York? They join a traveling circus. Their attempts to get back to New York are consistently hampered by the Captain of Animal Control who wants to make Alex part of her collection. Once they make it back to New York Marty, Alex, Gloria and Melman realize that they want to be part of the traveling circus.

Written by

Eric Darnell, Noah Baumbach, Alejandro Bien-Willner

Directed by

Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Pacific Data Images, DreamWorks Animation

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 20 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
212,089
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
60
Popularity
NA