Sneaks (film)
2025 animated film directed by Rob Edwards and Chris Jenkins From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sneaks is a 2025 animated sports comedy film directed by Rob Edwards and Chris Jenkins from a script by Edwards. It is Edwards' feature directorial debut.[3][4][5]
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| Written by | Rob Edwards |
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| Distributed by | Sky Cinema (United Kingdom) Briarcliff Entertainment (United States) |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom India Canada |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $905,701[1][2] |
The film stars Anthony Mackie, Martin Lawrence, Swae Lee, Chloe Bailey, Macy Gray, Ella Mai, Mustard, Roddy Ricch, Quavo, Young Miko, Amirah Hall, Kiana Ledé, Bobbito Garcia, Sam Jay, Sky Brown, Rayssa Leal, Rico Rodriguez, Keith David, Chris Paul, and Laurence Fishburne.
The film was released on Sky Cinema in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2025, and was released theatrically in the United States on April 18. The film received negative reviews from critics.
Plot
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Voice cast
- Anthony Mackie as Ty, a white shoe[5]
- Martin Lawrence as JB, a black shoe[5]
- Chloe Bailey as Maxine, Ty's sister[5]
- Laurence Fishburne as The Collector, a former basketball player turned professional shoe collector who once owned JB and Spike and is the main antagonist of the film[3]
- Roddy Ricch as The Forger, The Collector's boss who cuts up shoes and uses the remains as forgeries[4]
- Ella Mai as Britany, Ty's love interest[4]
- Macy Gray as Adriana, JB's former lover[4]
- Swae Lee as Edson, a basketball-obssessed young man who wins Ty and Maxine[4]
- Chris Paul as himself[4]
- Mustard as himself and a wire shoe[5]
- Quavo as Spike, JB's missing brother[5]
- Sam Jay[5]
- Keith David as O.G.[5]
- Donovan Louis Bazemore as Trey, a wire shoe[5]
- Coi Leray[5]
- Kiana Ledé as Shawna, Edson’s mom[5]
- Jonathan Kite as Whiz, a nerdy shoe[5]
- Amari McCoy as Shanika[5]
- Sky Brown as Sky[5]
- Rayssa Leal as Rayssa[5]
- Young Miko as Tiffany, a wire shoe
- Amirah Hall as Vanessa
- Rico Rodriguez as Ice
- Bobbito Garcia
Production
In November 2018, it was announced that Pixar veteran Teddy Newton was set to direct a new animated film titled Sneaks.[6] In June 2021, it was announced that Rob Edwards would write the script and replace Newton as the director and that Laurence Fishburne would produce and provide the voice of The Collector.[3] In October that same year, it was announced that Roddy Ricch, Ella Mai, Macy Gray, Swae Lee and Chris Paul were cast in the film.[4] In February 2023, it was announced that Anthony Mackie, Chloe Bailey, Martin Lawrence and others were cast in the film.[5] Voice recording had begun by November 2024.[7] Mumbai-based studio Assemblage Entertainment handled the animation for the film.
Release
In November 2024, Briarcliff Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights to the film.[8] The film debuted on April 18, 2025 in over 1,430 theaters nationwide.[9]
Three weeks prior to its American release, the film was made available to stream in the United Kingdom via Sky Cinema on March 28.[10]
The film was released on digital platforms on May 6, 2025, and will be released on DVD by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on June 24.
Reception
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Box office
As of May 1, 2025, Sneaks has grossed $869,060 in the United States, and $31,786 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $900,846.[1][2]
The film made $530,786 in its domestic opening weekend. In its second weekend, the film was pulled from 1,092 theaters, grossing only $82,000.
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 33% of 21 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Hampered by scuffed animation and a gratingly squeaky sense of humor, Sneaks falls short of imbuing its inanimate characters with a human dimension."[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[12]
Nell Minow of RogerEbert.com gave the film three and a half out of four stars and wrote, "Sneaks is an exciting, funny, heartwarming, joyful, and endearingly wise adventure, set in a dazzlingly vibrant New York City, with lively music by composer Terrace Martin and songs from producer Mustard."[13]
Conversely, Nate Richard of Collider gave it a score of 1 out of 10, writing, "[W]hile it is correct that a movie like Sneaks is an easy target for criticism, its poor animation, plethora of corny shoe puns, uninspired story, and bland voice-acting help earn its title as one of the very worst movies of 2025."[14]
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External links
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