Name: Sing: Thriller
Director: Garth Jennings
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Music
Released: 2024-10-15
Duration: 11 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Tori Kelly, Nick Kroll, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton

Michael Jackson's zombie classic + animated animals = chaotic Halloween perfection.

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Overview

Animation Comedy Family Music

Buster Moon dreams up a star-studded spectacle set to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" in this animated short featuring characters from the hit "Sing" films.

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short film

Found familyCreative ambitionHalloween spiritPerformance as joy

Best for:Streaming·Family·Rewatch

Director

Garth Jennings

ReleasedOct 15, 2024

Runtime11m

StatusReleased

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Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feellight

Top Cast

Matthew McConaughey

Buster Moon (voice)

Tori Kelly

Meena (voice)

Nick Kroll

Gunter (voice)

Scarlett Johansson

Ash (voice)

Taron Egerton

Johnny (voice)

Garth Jennings

Miss Crawly (voice)

Fisher Stevens

Additional Voices (voice)

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Trivia

Garth Jennings directed this between Sing 2 and his live-action return, reportedly storyboarding the entire short himself in a weekend.

Cultural

This marks the first official animated short set to Thriller since the 1983 John Landis original, with Jackson's estate specifically approving the family-friendly reimagining.