Sid the Science Kid: The Movie

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Sid the Science Kid: The Movie
Sid the Science Kid The Movie poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed by Kirk R. Thatcher
Written byBradley Zweig
Produced by
  • David B. Miller
  • Chris Plourde
Starring
Edited byBrian Anton
Music by
  • Mike Himelstein
  • Brett Perry
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • PBS Kids (television)
  • NCircle Entertainment (home video)
Release dates
  • March 25, 2013 (2013-03-25)(PBS Kids)
  • April 2, 2013 (2013-04-02)(DVD release)
Running time
75 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • China
LanguageEnglish

Sid the Science Kid: The Movie is a 2013 animated science fiction comedy film directed by Kirk R. Thatcher and based off of the PBS Kids television series of the same name. Serving as the series finale, the film follows the titular character, voiced by Drew Massey, who visits a science museum with his friends before it opens to public and must stop a robot tour guide from wreaking havoc.

Contents

Sid the Science Kid: The Movie premiered on PBS Kids on March 25, 2013, before a home video release by NCircle Entertainment on April 2.

Premise

Sid and his classmate Gabriela enter a contest and win chance to visit a new modern science museum before its grand opening. There, the kids meet a quirky scientist who has designed robot tour guides for the museum. However, one of the robots goes haywire and puts the museum's opening in jeopardy, leaving it up to Sid and his friends to find the robot before it causes destruction.

Cast

Production

In March 2012, The Jim Henson Company announced that a film based on the PBS Kids television series Sid the Science Kid would be made, and that the film would be released in 3D; however, the 3D aspect of the film never came to fruition. [1] [2]

The film is a co-production between the United States and China, with The Jim Henson Company partnering with Nine Eyes Stone Pictures and Shanghai Animation Film Studio. [3]

Release

Sid the Science Kid: The Movie premiered on PBS Kids on March 25, 2013, and was released on home video by NCircle Entertainment on April 2, 2013. [3] [4]

Reception

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the film a positive review, praising the film's "good job of incorporating and demonstrating scientific vocabulary," although she criticized the prominence of Sid due to the film's feature-length runtime as opposed to the runtime of a television episode. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Henson announces "Sid the Science Kid: The Movie" in 3-D". Muppet Central. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kids walk red carpet at Sid the Science Kid: The Movie". WLBT . Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "'Sid the Science Kid: The Movie' Coming to PBS, Video". Animation Magazine. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Jim Henson Company Announces Tiered Release Of "Sid the Science Kid: The Movie" The New Preschool Adventure Debuting On PBS KIDS March 25 And Coming To DVD And iTunes On April 2 From NCircle Entertainment". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on March 28, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sid the Science Kid: Sid the Movie Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
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