Adventure animated film

Khumba (2013): Ratings, Box Office, Plot & Where to Watch

Name: Khumba
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family
Released: 2013-12-06
Duration: 1 h 25 min

Khumba is a 2013 adventure animated film directed by Anthony Silverston. It runs 1 hour 25 minutes and earned $27.2 million worldwide. Critics gave it 44% on Rotten Tomatoes and 40 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.6/10. Stream it on Amazon MX Player and Amazon Prime Video.

IMDb rating: 5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 44%
worldwide gross: $27.2M
Metascore: 40

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Released: December 6, 2013
Runtime: 1h 25m (85 min)
Director: Anthony Silverston
Genres: Adventure , Animation , Family
Original language: English
Studio: Millennium Entertainment
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Khumba About?

The premise of Khumba without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A young zebra named Khumba sets out on a dangerous journey to find the legendary waterhole where zebras originally received their stripes. Shunned by his herd because of his lack of stripes, he teams up with a comical wildebeest and a quirky ostrich. Their quest leads them through a drought-stricken land, filled with peculiar creatures and challenges. Khumba must ultimately confront a fearsome leopard and learn the importance of bravery and finding his place in the world.

Khumba Themes & Keywords

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animal character name as title
3d
3 dimensional
savannah
roar
pangolin
africa
roaring
serengeti
hyrax
father daugher relationship
animals family

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male protagonist
anthropomorphic animal
animal protagonist
herd
zebra
water hole
ostrich
wildebeest
leopard
survival
sheep
rock rabbit
rabbit
national park
mantis
dog
drought
self acceptance
courage
antelope
superstition
one word title

Where to watch

Where to Watch Khumba

Stream it on Amazon MX Player and Amazon Prime Video. US availability and prices from JustWatch.

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The Director of Khumba

Directed by Anthony Silverston.

Director Anthony Silverston

Ratings

Khumba Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Khumba 44% on Rotten Tomatoes and 40 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.6/10.

IMDb

5.6 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes

44% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 44%
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Metacritic

40 Metascore

User score 4.6
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TMDB

60% User score
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Movie Insider

3.3 /5
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Plot

Khumba Plot Summary

What happens in Khumba from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

In the arid landscape of South Africa’s Great Karoo, we meet a distinctive zebra named Khumba. Born among a herd of all-striped zebras, he is raised by his ailing mother, Lungisa, and the herd’s formidable patriarch, Seko. However, whispers of Khumba’s curse–rumored to be the source of the region’s oppressive drought–lead to his ostracism from the community. The only one who stands by him is Tombi, a spirited young zebra who shares a unique bond with Khumba and harbors a crush on him.

Full summary

The whole story of Khumba, scene by scene

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