2002·Adventure·1h 22m
6.9
★
Get ready as Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and the rest of the Veggies set sail on a whale of an adventure in Big Idea's first full-length, 3-D animated feature film. This is the story of Jonah and the Whale as you've never seen it before - a story where we learn that one of the best gifts you can give - or get - is a second chance.
Directed by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki
whale
forgiveness
musical
revenge
repentance
prophet
pirate
compassion
story within the story
mercy
eaten by animal
christian film
3d animation
nineveh
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Cast
Phil Vischer
Archibald Asparagus / Jonah / Twippo / Bob the Tomato / Mr. Lunt / Pirate Lunt / Percy Pea / Phillipe Pea / Pa Grape / Pirate Pa / Nezzer / King Twistomer / Cockney Pea #2 (voice)
Mike Nawrocki
Larry the Cucumber / Pirate Larry / Jean Claude Pea / Cockney Pea #1 / Self-Help Tape Voice / Jerry Gourd / Whooping BBQ Pea (voice)
Tim Hodge
Khalil (voice)
Lisa Vischer
Junior Asparagus (voice)
Dan Anderson
Dad Asparagus (voice)
Kristin Blegen
Laura Carrot (voice)
Jim Poole
Scooter / Townsperson (voice)
Ron Smith
City Official / Crazy Jopponian (voice)
Crew
Phil Vischer
Director
Mike Nawrocki
Director
Phil Vischer
Writer
Mike Nawrocki
Writer
Terry Botwick
Executive Producer
Phil Vischer
Executive Producer
Mike Nawrocki
Songs
Tim Hodge
Head of Story
Phil Vischer
Songs
Phil Vischer
Music
Susan Bradley
Title Designer
Popular Reviews
119 reviews
ScottPRO
4.0★ · 05/22/26
Filled me with an immense sadness
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Filled me with an immense sadness
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phil
8.0★ · 04/10/26
“for the next song maybe i can DRIVE INTO THE RIVER” this kids movie got me rolling😭
“for the next song maybe i can DRIVE INTO THE RIVER” this kids movie got me rolling😭
Magoiør
7.0★ · 03/17/26
So I wanted to reread Jonah in the Bible and then after I wanted to watch an adaptation on it and you might work maybe a nice mature life action but nahh I wanted to watch Veggietales.
I haven’t seen this in a while but yea it’s still good even after a while yea it’s a kids movie but the way it tells the Jonah story is good and the musical numbers are good since this is Veggietales, and it got a chuckle out of me a couple times 7/10 Veggietales kinda carries half of Christian media.
I haven’t seen this in a while but yea it’s still good even after a while yea it’s a kids movie but the way it tells the Jonah story is good and the musical numbers are good since this is Veggietales, and it got a chuckle out of me a couple times 7/10 Veggietales kinda carries half of Christian media.
So I wanted to reread Jonah in the Bible and then after I wanted to watch an adaptation on it and you might work maybe a nice mature life action but nahh I wanted to watch Veggietales.
I haven’t seen this in a while but yea it’s still good even after a while yea it’s a kids movie but the way it tells the Jonah story is good and the musical numbers are good since this is Veggietales, and it got a chuckle out of me a couple times 7/10 Veggietales kinda carries half of Christian media.
I haven’t seen this in a while but yea it’s still good even after a while yea it’s a kids movie but the way it tells the Jonah story is good and the musical numbers are good since this is Veggietales, and it got a chuckle out of me a couple times 7/10 Veggietales kinda carries half of Christian media.
belle
7.0★ · 01/13/26
COMO ASSIM NINGUÉM LEMBRA DESSE FILME
COMO ASSIM NINGUÉM LEMBRA DESSE FILME
Grilliam
7.0★ · 12/17/25
By the time the movies were coming out, I was far too old for Veggie Tales, so my only exposure to the series was whatever VHS tapes my church had in its "lending library". The original series had a solid pacing that kept the energy up and the breaks for Silly Songs with Larry gave you a break from the preachiness. 90 minutes of Bible story that contains about 10 minutes of actual plot gets hard to sit through. It's funny in an irreverent way and the humor definitely bouys a story that doesn't have much meat to it, but I don't think they really succeeded with their message like they think they did, especially with Jonah's story abruptly ending with no real conclusion. Now, yes I'm a Christian (admittedly a kind of bad one), so maybe I'm blind to how in your face it is with the religious aspect, but I think the purpose of the movie was the frame story than the actual Biblical story. The big problem is that the story of Jonah and the Whale just isn't big enough to be an entire movie. I get that it's one of the better known stories (Although all I ever knew was the whale part. Again, not claiming to be a good Christian), but it's a thirteen page picture book worth of story; not enough for 90 minutes.
By the time the movies were coming out, I was far too old for Veggie Tales, so my only exposure to the series was whatever VHS tapes my church had in its "lending library". The original series had a solid pacing that kept the energy up and the breaks for Silly Songs with Larry gave you a break from the preachiness. 90 minutes of Bible story that contains about 10 minutes of actual plot gets hard to sit through. It's funny in an irreverent way and the humor definitely bouys a story that doesn't have much meat to it, but I don't think they really succeeded with their message like they think they did, especially with Jonah's story abruptly ending with no real conclusion. Now, yes I'm a Christian (admittedly a kind of bad one), so maybe I'm blind to how in your face it is with the religious aspect, but I think the purpose of the movie was the frame story than the actual Biblical story. The big problem is that the story of Jonah and the Whale just isn't big enough to be an entire movie. I get that it's one of the better known stories (Although all I ever knew was the whale part. Again, not claiming to be a good Christian), but it's a thirteen page picture book worth of story; not enough for 90 minutes.