The Lego Movie is a 2014 animated adventure comedy film[1] written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from a story they co-wrote with Dan and Kevin Hageman. It stars the voices of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson, and Morgan Freeman. Based on the Lego line of construction toys, the film follows Emmet (Pratt), an ordinary construction worker Lego minifigure who helps a resistance movement stop a tyrannical businessman (Ferrell) from gluing everything in the Lego world into his vision of perfection.[2][3][4]
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A collaboration between production houses from the United States, Australia, and Denmark,[5] The Lego Movie premiered in Los Angeles on February 1, 2014,[6] and was released in the United States on February 7.[7] Produced on a budget of $60–65 million,[8][9] it grossed $468.1 million worldwide.[10] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the movie boasts a 96% approval rating, derived from 253 critiques.[11]
The Lego Movie garnered awards and nominations in various categories. It received a nomination for Best Original Song ("Everything Is Awesome") at the 87th Academy Awards. The film won one of six nominations at the 42nd Annie Awards. At the 67th British Academy Film Awards, it won Best Animated Film. The film received two nominations at the 20th Critics' Choice Awards and won Best Animated Feature. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. Various critic circles also picked The Lego Movie as the best animated feature film of the year. In addition, the National Board of Review named The Lego Movie one of the top-ten films of 2014.
