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Early Man

FamilyComedyAnimationAdventure

Directed by Nick Park

Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport. From TMDB

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Early Man is a 2018 family comedy animation film, directed by Nick Park, starring Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams.

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  • Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 23, 2025

    Seven years after being the one American who saw EARLY MAN, the Aardman movie about soccer-playing cavepeople: Ohhh, it's Man as in Man U

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  • Alb3rt0 @albst3r.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 8, 2026

    Lionsgate hasn’t properly distributed an animated film in theaters since 2018’s Aardman film Early Man (in North America at least; they put out Missing Link internationally). Let’s see if Lionsgate can have its rare animated film W with this Toei partnership given Lionsgate’s track record.

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  • CreatureCave @creaturecave.co.ukBluesky · Feb 20, 2024

    Oldie but a goodie - here is the triceratops puppet I sculpted, moulded, cast, painted for Aardman's Early Man. You can see this fella right at the beginning of the film. I made this back in 2016! Still love walking past this guy every morning!

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  • Adam @adamkaunfer.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 19, 2026

    Remember when Lionsgate was set to release the second Shaun the Sheep movie in US theaters, and we got the teaser before Early Man? Only we had to wait about two years to actually see the movie, and on Netflix, to boot…

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  • Remleiz - 40K Theories @remleiz.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 2, 2024

    The paleo nerd in me is screaming at everything in Early Man. Not only does this film have Ceratosaurus and Triceratops living at the same time as early man (yes I realise it's a 1 million BC reference), but depicts the KT extinction impact happening in Manchester instead of the Yucatan Peninsula.

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  • GabeA113 @gabea113.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 18, 2026

    Oh and I almost forgot, it’s so revealing that Aardman is finally coming back to the big screen after they last appeared with Early Man back in 2018 thanks the GKids distributing the film. So again, welcome back to the big screen Aardman!

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  • ThomasBluWerewolf🐺🎃 @thomasbluwolf.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2026

    Not all but a couple of mine: Flushed Away Arthur Christmas Frankenweenie Early Man The Lego Movie 2 Onward Trolls World Tour (keep in mind, this was when my theaters first reopened in July of 2020) Sponge On The Run (I live in Canada) Transformers One Elio Tron Ares

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  • AidanStar64 🌟🐈‍⬛️🎃🧙‍♀️: 30 Years of 96's Sabrina! @aidanstar64.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2026

    Early Man; the last Aardman film, I believed, to be in theaters (because it bombed hard).

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  • TheRealBlueG (he/him/his) @therealblueg.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 19, 2026

    "Farmageddon" is up next. Will this be better than the original? Only one way to find out. It does suck however that this film was the first of many Aardman productions to be relegated to streaming services after "Early Man" became a huge disappointment for the studio.

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  • Same Voice Actor BTDubs @samevoiceactorbtw.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 7, 2025

    Honorable Mentions: Ice Cream Cone in The LEGO Movie 2, Treebor in Early Man, Jerry from Soul, and Declan in Monsters At Work

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  • Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 16, 2024

    Today's #366Films I talk about the rival gangs of my home village, weird graffiti, the impact of Nick Park's work on a northern kid in that era, and Park's film Early Man: www.patreon.com/posts/366-fi...

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  • 🛸🚀 Lankeyguy 🚀🛸 @lankeyguy.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2026

    Share an ANIMATED movie title that begins with the letter "E" or "F" 🖤 E is for Early Man.🖤

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  • The Autistic Diabetic😺💙 @autisticdiabetic.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 25, 2026

    Thanks, this is such an underrated gem from Aardman! And I’ll even admit that if I wanna watch an animated film with cavemen, I’d pick Early Man over The Croods!😅

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  • Jordan Carpenter @jordancarp3nt3r.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 22, 2026

    Just watched a special screening of - Early Man While it's not one of the best by Aardman, this still remains to be a very funny and wonderfully crafted film with a unique premise, great designs, voice acting & music score. Definitely worth watching!! #EarlyMan #Animation

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  • That’s Not Quite All Folks: A Looney Tunes Podcast @thatlooney.bsky.socialBluesky · May 27, 2026

    Coming this Friday, our Aardman series continues as we look at 2018's Early Man! Why did this film not do well at the box office? Could it have been its bad timing, or are cavemen playing football/soccer just didn't appeal to a mass audience? Become a patron @ patreon.com/tnqaf to find out!

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2026

    The (movie) Early Man - Steinzeit bereit 4K (iTunes)(DE) €3.99 (Family) (iMDB) 6.6 Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall, Miriam Margolyes, Rob Brydon

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  • Michael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2025

    Film-wise: at 6.45pm, The Devil Wears Prada on Film4. At 7.45pm, Early Man on BBC3. At 9pm, Moonfall on E4, Tales Of The Grim Sleeper on Sky Crime or Morbius on Film4. At 10pm, Tár on BBC2 or Blacklight on Sky Max. At 10.20pm, Jack Reacher on ITV1. At 1.25am, Capernaum on Film4 #telly

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  • Hedda T Bear @wellthumbed.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 2, 2025

    With the exception of Early Man, I can’t think of an ardman movie I don’t like.

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  • Kit-Krap 🏳️‍⚧️ @kitkrap.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 29, 2024

    Oh shit, I was actually just binging a bunch of Aardman Animation movies recently and it was my first time seeing both this movie and Early Man! The new Wallace & Gromit is pretty fire BTW!

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  • Colossal @thisiscolossal.comBluesky · Apr 10, 2024

    A fast-paced commercial by Early Man Film celebrates the cultural rhythms of India through a vast array of steel objects. www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/04/earl...

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  • Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2026

    I read this as football and wondered if you had been watching the film Early Man 😂

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  • Mike Kaye @captainkaye42.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 20, 2026

    It brings me so much joy that #ShauntheSheepTheBeastofMossyBottom is the first Aardman Animations movie I saw in theaters since 2018's Early Man, and it was an absolute delight! What a great way to introduce a new generation to classic horror tropes!

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  • Michael Hogan @michaelhogan100.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 26, 2026

    Film-wise: at 7.05, Early Man on BBC3. At 9pm, Big on Gt TV, Inglourious Basterds on Film4 or Hamburger Hill on Gt Action. At 9.05, Town Like Alice on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social At 11pm, Psycho on BBC2. At 12.05, Sisu on Film4. At 12.15, King Richard on BBC1. At 12.45, Dark Waters on BBC2 #telly

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  • Pyronoid! 🦉🐻 @pyronoid.comBluesky · Feb 18, 2026

    wasnt even that mad but Early Man turning out to be a film almost entirely about football was just mystifying, honestly

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  • Marc Srour @trilobutt.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    Nilaya - Nilaya Anthology vimeo.com/1061484821 Agency: Egodeath Production: Early Man Film Director: Ayappa DOP: Tassaduq Hussain

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  • Save Redland Library @saveredlandlibr.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2025

    7:45pm TODAY on @bbcthree The 2018 #Aardman #Animated film🎥 “EARLY MAN” directed by Nick Park from ▪️screenplay by Mark Burton + James Higginson ▪️story by Mark Burton + Nick Park Voiced by 🌟 Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall x.com/earlymanmovi...

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  • Andrew Robinson @gokario.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2025

    116. Early Man (2018) A charming enough movie with some good gags and great animation, but it gets pretty cliche near the end and nothing really stands out as well as the other Aardman movies I've seen. It's still a fun movie, but it's unfortunately a step down.

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  • dido, lamenting 🥀🔥💀🪦💔 @princessdido.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 23, 2025

    Watching the Nick Park film Early Man

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  • Knick @idolthoughts.bsky.socialBluesky · May 2, 2025

    Tonight's Movie: Early Man (2018) Never seen it, but I love everything Aardman I have seen.

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  • Esme Grubb @esmegrubb.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 24, 2025

    I just watched this. Very cute and sometimes laugh out loud funny. "Early Man" is a 2018 animated sports comedy film directed by Nick Park, the creator of Wallace & Gromit. The film follows a tribe of Stone Age dwellers who have to defend their land from bronze age invaders via a football match.

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  • Ant-o’-lantern 🏳️‍⚧️ @lalonip81.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2025

    Yes, I KNOW that's basically the plot of Early Man but that movie sucked ass.

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  • Segoobi97 @segoobi97.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 30, 2025

    The movie Early Man was free on YouTube, so I gave it a watch. Eh. It’s not awful, but it’s certainly Aardman and Nick Park’s weakest work.

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 15, 2025

    The Early Man / Shaun the Sheep (2 Movie Collection) is available today on (iTunes) for $17.98 Films include: Shaun the Sheep Movie, Early Man, Cast: Simon Greenall, Richard Webber, Omid Djalili, Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Andy Nyman

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  • Dan Mason @danmason91.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 31, 2024

    I'm watching the film 'Early Man', and the football on show from the Stone Age team early on is very similar to Manchester United now. *Difference being that the Stone Age team shows vast improvement later in the film.

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  • CinemaSerf @Geronimo1967TMDB reviews · Feb 3, 2024

    I'm not so fond of the Aardman full length features. The standard of stop-motion animation is always great, but the stories and characterisations can prove to be a bit on the thin side - and that's certainly true here. Some prehistoric folks are harmlessly going about their business when an asteroid strikes the planet. Aside from robbing them of their dino-dinners, this presented them with a glowing sphere that they realised they could kick about - the beautiful game is born! Years later, "Dug"…

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  • Sami Sadek @skullgrin140.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2024

    I've been watching Aardman's Early Man alot lately before, during & after Christmas of last year and it's sad to me that this film ended up being a box office bomb. I would have really liked to see more adventures of Dug & Hognob as they're such fun characters.

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  • Gimly @RuuzTMDB reviews · Sep 6, 2018

    I've liked a decent amount Nick Park's work. I grew up on Wallace & Grommit and Chicken Run and enjoy them even now, but I think that maybe you have to like other things if you want to enjoy Early Man, things I personally, don't. Final rating:★★ - Definitely not for me, but I sort of get the appeal.

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