A SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON
Adorable, entertaining science fiction fun for the whole family.
Should You Watch It?
Aardman Studio’s stop-motion comedy delivers exactly what a family movie should: big laughs, strong heart, and no mean-spirited edge. Shaun’s friendship with an alien leads to wild science-fiction adventures, while the story celebrates family, love, loyalty, and forgiveness.
The emotional turns are heartrending without becoming maudlin or melodramatic. Adults also get clever references to well-known science-fiction movies, while younger viewers can enjoy the colorful fantasy and physical comedy. The main content concern is cartoon slapstick, including pratfalls and out-of-control action that children should not copy.
For a funny, warm, all-ages movie night, watch it on Netflix.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESAt Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun and the other sheep are looking for excitement when a flying saucer lands nearby. Shaun discovers that the alien inside is friendly and loves pizza, so the two team up to find the missing saucer.
Their search brings them into conflict with a determined government UFO official. Meanwhile, the Farmer builds a UFO theme park called “Farmageddon,” recruiting Bitzer and the sheep to help. Soon, the farm, the government, the alien, and the flying saucer collide in one very silly science-fiction adventure.
Is It Any Good?
Four stars means this is excellent family entertainment. The stop-motion animation, comedy, and science-fiction spoofing work together with unusual warmth. The filmmakers carefully balance laughter and tears, creating strong emotional moments without becoming maudlin or melodramatic.
The characters are well drawn, with foibles that can remind viewers of real people in their own lives. The movie is also packed with fun and clever science-fiction references for adults. Its cartoon pratfalls, slapstick comedy, and action are the only notable limitations, but they remain mild.
The Worldview
The film presents a very strong pro-family moral worldview with overt Christian, redemptive content. It celebrates love, loyalty, and forgiveness, and includes a brief church scene with a bellringer and organist.
The story also values friendship and compassion. Shaun helps a stranded alien, and the government official’s apparent meanness is given context through her childhood experience of being ridiculed after seeing aliens. The film does not treat its characters as purely good or bad; instead, it allows room for understanding and forgiveness.
The sheep are sneaky, and the Farmer tries to make money from a UFO theme park, but these comic misbehaviors are not presented as admirable models. Overall, the movie is fun without being mean-spirited and strongly affirms family and love.
Its central message about forgiveness aligns with Scripture: “bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other” (Colossians 3:13).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements
Very strong pro-family moral worldview with some overt Christian, redemptive content extols love, loyalty, forgiveness and includes a brief church scene
Foul Language
No foul language but some very mild animal sounds
Violence
Cartoon action, slapstick violence such as pratfalls and tractor goes out of control, but nothing frightening or cruel
Sex
No sex
Nudity
No nudity, but a comical scene where farmer is awakened and he’s in his underwear and a long shirt
Alcohol Use
No alcohol
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse
No smoking or drugs;
Miscellaneous Immorality
The sheep are sneaky trying to order pizza, play pool, and take over the farm without the sheepdog noticing, and government official seems mean until her backstory is revealed, and farmer tries to make money out of a UFO theme park to buy a new tractor, but he doesn’t have anything to show except for some corny attractions.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
Shaun helps someone who is lost and far from home. How can your family show love and loyalty to someone who needs help?
John 13:34–35 · Galatians 6:2The government official carries the pain of being laughed at as a child. How should we respond when someone tells us something unusual or difficult to believe?
James 1:19 · Ephesians 4:32The film celebrates forgiveness. Why can forgiveness be difficult, and what does Christ’s forgiveness teach us about forgiving others?
Colossians 3:13 · Ephesians 4:32The sheep and the Farmer make choices that create comic trouble. How can you tell the difference between harmless fun and behavior that others should not imitate?
1 Corinthians 10:23–24 · Philippians 4:8The Final Word
This is warm, clever, funny stop-motion filmmaking with a generous heart. It offers science-fiction fun for children and adults, celebrates love and forgiveness, and keeps its slapstick harmless. For an all-ages family movie night, WORTH THE TRIP.
