The Emoji Movie

The Emoji Movie is a 2017 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Tony Leondis from a screenplay by Leondis, Eric Siegel, and Mike White. The film stars the voices of T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, Patrick Stewart, Steven Wright, Jennifer Coolidge, Sean Hayes, Sofia Vergara, and Christina Aguilera. In the film, an emoji named Gene, who has various expressions, sets out to become a normal emoji. The film was produced by Sony Pictures Animation and premiered at the Regency Village Theater on July 23, 2017, and was released in the United States on July 28, 2017, by Columbia Pictures. It grossed $217 million worldwide and received overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, with many calling it, "dull and unfunny". The film also won the Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay in that combo, making it the first animated film to win a Razzie. Despite all the negativity, three sequels to it were released: The Emoji Movie 2: Upgraded (2026), The Emoji Movie 3: Alex and Addie's Adventures (2030), and The Emoji Movie 4: Refreshed (2032).

Synopsis
In a world where emojis live and work, one emoji named Gene (T.J. Miller) is an outsider who can show various expressions, which differs from most other emojis who only have one expression. With the help of Hi-5 (James Corden) and Jailbreak (Anna Faris), Gene will set out to become the emoji he was meant to be.

Voice cast

 * T.J. Miller as Gene, an outsider, "meh" emoji who can show various expressions.
 * James Corden as Hi-5, a hand emoji representing a hi-5 signal.
 * Anna Faris as Jailbreak, a hacker emoji who is revealed to be a princess emoji named Linda and is Gene's love interest.
 * Maya Rudolph as Smiler, a smiley emoji who runs and operates the Text Center in Textopolis, as she is its executive supervisor.
 * Patrick Stewart as Poop, a poop emoji.
 * Steven Wright as Mel Meh, Gene's father who is revealed to have the same condition as his son.
 * Jennifer Coolidge as Mary Meh, Gene's mother.
 * Sean Hayes as Steven, a devil emoji.
 * Sofia Vergara as Flamenca, a flamenco dancer emoji.
 * Christina Aguilera as Akkiko Glitter, a super-cool dancer from the Just Dance app.
 * Rachel Ray as Spam, a spam message.
 * Jeff Ross as an internet troll.
 * Jake T. Austin as Alex, a human who owns and uses the smartphone where Gene and his emoji friends live.
 * Tati Gabrielle as Addie McAllister, Alex's crush.
 * Rob Riggle as an ice cream emoji
 * Conrad Vernon as a Trojan Horse
 * Tony Leondis as Laughter, Broom, Pizza
 * Liam Aiken as Ronnie Ramtech, one of the two programmers that select which Emoji to display on a phone.