---
title: 'Madagascar (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tom McGrath'
released: '2005-05-27'
runtime_minutes: 86
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/madagascar-2005'
review_count: 1
fandom_rating: '6.50/10'
fandom_stars: '3.25/5'
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0351283/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Madagascar (2005)

2005 · PG · 86 min · Comedy, Adventure, Family · United States

Part of: Madagascar

## Synopsis

Madagascar is a 2005 American animated comedy film directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath and written by Mark Burton, Billy Frolick, Darnell and McGrath Produced by DreamWorks Animation and PDI/DreamWorks. The first installment in Madagascar film series and Madagascar trilogy. the film stars the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith as a quartet of anthropomorphic animals from the Central Park Zoo who find themselves stranded on the island of Madagascar and must adjust to living in the wild. Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, and Andy Richter also voice supporting roles. The film features a musical score by Hans Zimmer, and also features a cover version by Cohen of "I Like to Move It" by Reel 2 Real, which has since become a recurring theme song throughout the franchise.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tom McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mcgrath), [Eric Darnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-darnell)
- **Screenplay:** [Tom McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mcgrath), [Eric Darnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-darnell), [Mark Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-burton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans Zimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-zimmer)
- **Producer:** [Mireille Soria](https://cinepixo.com/people/mireille-soria)
- **Editor:** [H. Lee Peterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/h-lee-peterson)

## Cast

- [Ben Stiller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-stiller) as Alex
- [Tom McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mcgrath) as Skipper
- [Cedric the Entertainer](https://cinepixo.com/people/cedric-the-entertainer) as Maurice
- [Andy Richter](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-richter) as Mort
- [Jada Pinkett Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jada-pinkett-smith) as Gloria
- [Jeffrey Katzenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-katzenberg) as Rico
- [David Schwimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-schwimmer) as Melman
- [Conrad Vernon](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-vernon) as Mason
- [Sacha Baron Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-baron-cohen) as King Julien XIII
- [Chris Rock](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-rock) as Marty
- [Eric Darnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-darnell) as Fossas
- [Christopher Knights](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-knights) as Private
- [Elisa Gabrielli](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisa-gabrielli) as Nana
- [Chris Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-miller-2) as Kowalski

## Criticism on CinePixo

Fandom rating: **6.50/10** (3.25 of 5) from 1 review — the plain average of every published rating.

- **6.5/10** — [Four Animals Drawn as Shapes, Moving Very Fast](https://cinepixo.com/reviews/four-animals-drawn-as-shapes-moving-very-fast) by Amara Osei, 2026-08-05
  > DreamWorks made a picture that would rather be a poster than a photograph, and its pleasures are entirely graphic: velocity, saturated colour, and five voices with real grain.

Official site: https://www.dreamworks.com/movies/madagascar
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/madagascar-2005
Film facts: Wikidata (Q174555); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.