Oddball
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Family film about a dog - Oddball - tasked with protecting the penguin population of Western Australia's Middle Island from fox attacks. Based on a true story. More

To save his daughter's job and keep her from moving away, an eccentric chicken farmer (Shane Jacobson) teams up with his granddaughter to implement his controversial idea — to protect an endangered penguin colony using a troublemaking dog.

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2015Rating: G95 minsAustralia
Kids & Family
Director:
Stuart McDonald ('Stranded')
Writer:
Peter Ivan
Cast:
Alan TudykSarah SnookDeborah MailmanCoco Jack GilliesShane JacobsonTerry CamilleriRichard Davies

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Oddball | Reviews

87%23 reviews

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Flicks, Adam Fresco

Flicks, Adam Fresco

Think Free Willy – only with a dog, a cute kid, an eccentric grandpa, and fairy penguins in place of a whale. It’s good, clean, old-fashioned family fun. No spaceships, superheroes, heavy-handed CGI or cars that turn into robots. Just lots of heart and little blue penguins. It’s a tall tale based on the true story of eccentric Australian chicken farmer, Allan ‘Swampy’ Marsh, and his smarter-than-her-years granddaughter, Olivia, (a delightful double-act by Shane Jacobson and Coco Jack Gillies).

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Urban Cinefile

Urban Cinefile

Stuart McDonald injects humour and heart into the tale, while Peter Ivan's script is contained and concise.

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The Guardian

The Guardian

Some kinks in the writing notwithstanding, Oddball is fun and thoughtfully minded, with a sweet charm that endears from the get-go.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Morning Herald

Unfortunately, they appear to have lost sight of the golden rule for family movies of this type, which is to keep the focus squarely on the animals or, failing that, on the kids.

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Stuff

Stuff

Well made, efficiently written and its heart is in exactly the right place.

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Herald Sun

Herald Sun

The success of the film as a completely accessible little crowd-pleaser owes much to the efforts of Shane Jacobson.

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FilmInk

FilmInk

Oddball's brand of fun-with-heart will hopefully click with local kids and their parents too.

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Oddball | Release Details

Oddball is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Neon Rentals.

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