The Incredibles

The Incredibles is a feature-length animated film released by Pixar in 2004. It tells the story about a family superheroes who choose to come out of government-enforced hiding in order to to stop an evil inventor from succeeding in a plot to fool the world into buying his inventions. Despite initial concerns that the movie would not perform well in the box office, it was both hugely profitable and extremely well reviewed by film critics.

Fast Facts

1. Release date: November 5, 2004.
2. Directed by: Brad Bird
3. Produced by: John Walker
4. Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Jason Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Peña, Brad Bird
5. Music by: Michael Giacchino
6. Edited by: Stephen Schaffer
7. Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
8. Running time: 115 min.
9. Budget: $92 million
10. Domestic earnings: $261.4 million
11. Total earnings: $631.4 million
12. Second highest-grossing Pixar film, next to Finding Nemo
13. Fifth highest-grossing film of 2004
14. Numerous film critics selected it as one of the top 10 movies in 2004
15. Nominated for and won numerous Academy Awards

Academy Awards

Nominated

1. Best Original Screenplay
2. Best Achievement in Sound

Won

1. Best Animated Feature
2. Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Hugo Awards

1. Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form

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