Overview
Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.
MovieMagicScore Overview
Auto-generatedHoppers is a 2026 animated family adventure from director Daniel Chong that blends comedy, science fiction, and a love of the natural world. Its premise: researchers learn to transfer human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, letting people experience and communicate with wildlife from the inside. An animal-loving young woman named Mabel jumps at the chance to try it, only to stumble onto secrets of the animal kingdom far stranger than she expected. Bright, inventive, and good-natured, with a current MovieMagicScore of 8.2/10, it should delight families and fans of imaginative, heartfelt animated sci-fi.
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Top Cast
Piper Curda
Mabel (voice)
Bobby Moynihan
King George (voice)
Jon Hamm
Mayor Jerry Generazzo (voice)
Kathy Najimy
Dr. Sam (voice)
Dave Franco
Insect King (voice)
Eduardo Franco
Loaf (voice)
Aparna Nancherla
Nisha (voice)
Tom Law
Tom Lizard (voice)
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Movie Info
Release Date
March 4, 2026
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
PG
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
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