Migration

The Mallard family lives on a quiet New England pond, where father Mack is content to keep his ducklings safe and close to home. His wife Pam feels the routine has grown stale and wants their children, teenage Dax and young Gwen, to see how much the world holds. When a family of migrating ducks stops at the pond and describes places far away, Pam persuades a reluctant Mack to take the family on a trip south, passing through New York City toward tropical Jamaica. The journey does not go as planned, and the Mallards meet unfamiliar birds and difficult conditions along the way.

Migration is an animated family adventure directed by Benjamin Renner, following his earlier features Ernest & Celestine and The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales. Mike White wrote the screenplay, Chris Meledandri produced, and the voice cast includes Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Caspar Jennings, Tresi Gazal, Awkwafina and Carol Kane. Illumination and Universal Pictures backed the film, which cost about 70 million dollars and earned roughly 300 million worldwide.

On IMDb it holds 6.6 out of 10 from around 46,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 7.4 from about 2,300 ratings. A critics' rating of 6.3 from 105 reviews places it close to the audience score on IMDb and below the more enthusiastic TMDB figure. It runs 83 minutes.