Mr. Popper's Penguins is a live-action family comedy film distributed by 20th Century Fox starring Jim Carrey, very loosely based on the children's book of the same name. The film was originally slated for a release on August 12, 2011, but was moved up to June 17, 2011. Thomas "Tom" Popper Jr. is a divorced realtor whose father traveled to many far places around the world during his childhood. When his father dies, a crate containing a gentoo penguin shows up at his doorstep. Eventually,due to a miscommunication, more penguins arrive , bringing the total to six. Popper initially intends to... donate the penguins to a local zoo, but changes his mind when his children, Janie Popper and Billy Popper , fall in love with the birds. At the same time, Popper is given the task of buying Tavern on the Green, an old restaurant where he used to eat with his father as a child, with the intent of tearing it down and building a new development in its place. However, its elderly owner, Selma Van Gundy , will only sell it to someone who she deems a person of true value.
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| Release date: | June 16, 2011 |
| Directed by: | Mark Waters |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | John Davis |
| Editor: | Bruce Green |
| Music by: | Rolfe Kent |
| Cinematography: | Florian Ballhaus |
| Screenplay by: | John Morris, Sean Anders, Jared Stern |
| Adapted from: | Mr. Popper's Penguins |
| Genre: | Comedy |