MUPPETS MOST WANTED
They will steal your heart and kidnap your funny bone.
Should You Watch It?
Yes. Muppets Most Wanted is a wild, funny musical romp built to entertain both children and adults. It has more musical numbers than the previous Muppet movie and delivers songs, comic mayhem, and the familiar warmth of Kermit and his friends.
The film also gives your family a clear lesson about selflessness. When the Muppets are told they can do whatever they want, their selfish choices ruin the show. They eventually realize that they need Kermit’s guidance and rules. The movie also includes several positive references to God, including one during a church wedding.
The answer is simple: take the whole family for a joyful comedy with a positive moral message.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESKermit and the Muppets launch an overseas tour after their last movie. Their new tour manager, Dominic, seems helpful, but he has a hidden partnership with Constantine, the world’s Number One Criminal.
Constantine looks exactly like Kermit and uses that resemblance to switch places with him. Soon, Kermit is in a Russian Gulag while Constantine and Dominic lead the Muppets toward a plan involving the Crown Jewels of England.
Is It Any Good?
Four stars means this is excellent family entertainment. Muppets Most Wanted is another wild, fun ride led by Kermit and the other Muppets. It has a lively musical focus, with songs for Dominic and Constantine, Constantine’s love song to Miss Piggy, a duet between Miss Piggy and Céline Dion, and a prison revue led by Kermit.
The film is not quite as good as the last Muppet movie, but it has more musical numbers. Its comedy, songs, and affectionate characters make it a delightful romp for children and adults alike.
The Worldview
The film strongly supports working together and opposing selfishness. Its central moral lesson is clear: when everyone does whatever he or she wants, the result is disorder and failure. The Muppets eventually recognize that they need Kermit’s guidance and rules.
The movie also presents Christian and redemptive content. It includes several positive references and appeals to God, including a reference during a wedding scene by an Anglican pastor. The review connects the film’s moral guidelines with God, Jesus Christ, and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.
The story’s central longing is for a community shaped by selflessness rather than personal desire. Scripture gives the same direction: “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Very strong moral worldview with strong Christian, redemptive content extolling working together and opposing selfishness, Romantic desires, and deceit, with three positive references and appeals to God, including one reference to God during a wedding scene by a Christian Anglican pastor; one borderline My God profanity, plus Kermit the frog pops out of a toilet after using sewers to escape Russian Gulag; light comic, action, and other violence, including bad buys steal a painting by cutting it out of its frame and smash museum statues to find hidden key, some hitting, some pratfalls, forcible kidnapping, and Muppet mayhem on stage; no sex; no nudity; no alcohol; no smoking or drugs; and, selfishness but rebuked, pride but rebuked, villains try to steal the Crown Jewels, villains steal painting, villains commit vandalism, villain kidnaps Miss Piggy, and villain bribes people, including theater critics.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
The Muppets’ selfish choices ruin their show. What happens when everyone puts personal desires ahead of the good of the group?
Philippians 2:3–4 · Romans 12:10Kermit’s friends eventually realize they need his guidance and rules. Why can wise guidance be a gift rather than a limitation?
Proverbs 12:15 · Proverbs 15:22The film includes positive references to God during a wedding. What does marriage teach us about faithfulness, love, and commitment?
Genesis 2:24 · Ephesians 5:25The movie contrasts selfishness with working together. Where could your family practice greater selflessness this week?
Galatians 5:13 · Philippians 2:4The Final Word
Muppets Most Wanted is a funny, musical adventure with a strong lesson about selflessness, teamwork, and the value of wise guidance. Its mild concerns do not outweigh its joyful entertainment and positive Christian references. For a family movie night, this one is WORTH THE TRIP.
