Moore, Kasey (January 22, 2023). " 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' Coming to Netflix in Select Regions in February 2023". What's on Netflix . Retrieved January 24, 2023. Rivera, D.J. (October 7, 2022). "Is Lyle, Lyle Crocodile on Netflix?". Netflix Life . Retrieved October 10, 2022.

Lyric Hurd as Trudy, Josh's friend from school who owns a beatboxing rattlesnake named Malfoy. [12] Tangcay, Jazz (October 10, 2022). " 'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile': How VFX Team Used a Stand-In Actor to Bring the Singing Reptile to Life". Variety . Retrieved January 2, 2023.

Kroll, Justin (October 27, 2021). " Fleabag 's Brett Gelman Joins Sony's Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 27, 2021. Tomasi, Rollo (October 9, 2022). "Box Office – October 7–9, 2022: SMILE, LYLE LYLE CROCODILE, AMSTERDAM, & More". FilmBook . Retrieved October 10, 2022. Pedersen, Erik (September 9, 2021). "Sony Sets Dates For Whitney Houston & George Foreman Biopics, Two Others; Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile On The Move". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021 . Retrieved September 10, 2021. Malhado, Carolina Sobral (September 21, 2021). "Wednesday, September 22 Filming Locations". On Location Vacations. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021 . Retrieved September 28, 2021. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 20, 2022). " Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Heads To Summer 2023; Sony Dates Madame Web, Equalizer 3 Among Other Release Changes". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 20, 2022.

Ryan Leston for IGN called the film "charming", praising the character of Hector writing: "Sure, it's not exactly original, essentially a mish-mash of similar films including Hop and Sing, and most of the laughs feel familiar. But Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile conjures up enough of the old showbiz charm to win you over. It's heart-warming, too – Lyle may be the singer, but he helps those around him find their voice, and sometimes that's exactly what we need: a singing crocodile to just be a good pal." [44] Pedersen, Erik (June 29, 2023). "Golden Trailer Awards: Cocaine Bear, Only Murders In The Building& Oppenheimer Among Top Winners – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023 . Retrieved June 30, 2023.

a b " Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC . Retrieved January 27, 2023. Weinstein, Max (June 23, 2022). "Bubble-Bathing Crocodile Belts Out Stevie Wonder in Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Teaser". Animation World Network . Retrieved June 24, 2022. Kroll, Justin (July 29, 2021). "Winslow Fegley Joins Javier Bardem In Sony's Lyle, Lyle Crocodile". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021 . Retrieved July 30, 2021.

Shawn Mendes as the voice of Lyle, an anthropomorphic saltwater crocodile who can sing. [4] [5] Before the production, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Adams and Paul Williams auditioned to voice Lyle when Mendes was chosen. Robert Abele was less than positive with his review writing for The Wrap: "Did Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile look good in storyboards or sound fun in creative meetings? Because it's a certifiable mess on its webbed hind feet, teetering uncomfortably as both fanciful family comedy and live-action/animated musical, whether trying to make dumpster diving look whimsical (it isn't) or the tunes sound like anything but positivity-anthem-generator readouts." [45] Nell Minow, writing for RogerEbert.com, was more positive in her review of the film, giving it a score of 3 out of 4 stars. She wrote: " Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is a bit too long for a family movie, with some unnecessary complications toward the end, and it's not quite up to the Paddington level of movie adaptations of classic children's books. But it is a warm-hearted family film with great musical numbers that will make another generation of kids hopefully search the attic on the chance that they might find a singing crocodile." [46] Awards [ edit ] a b Fuster, Jeremy (October 8, 2022). " 'Smile' Blows Away 'Lyle Lyle Crocodile' to Stay No. 1 at Box Office". TheWrap . Retrieved October 8, 2022. Brett Gelman as Alistair Grumps, the Primms' downstairs neighbor who has a grudge against Lyle. [11]

The film was released on Netflix in the United States on February 4, 2023, where it will stream for 18 months due to a "pay 1 window" deal with Netflix and Sony and a "pay 2 window" deal with Sony and Disney+ or Hulu shortly after. [33] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ] Minow, Nell (October 7, 2021). "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved October 29, 2022. Jazz Tangcay (October 7, 2022). " 'Lyle Lyle Crocodile' Songwriting Team on Shawn Mendes: 'His Voice Works Really Well for Musical Theater' ". Variety . Retrieved October 10, 2022.

The film was released in theaters in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on October 7, 2022. It was originally going to be released on July 22, 2022, [15] but in September 2021, the film was postponed to November 18, 2022. [29] In April 2022, the film was brought forward to its October 7 date, taking over the release date of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. [30] In March 2023, it was announced that film would be released in China on April 15, 2023. [31] One month later, a trial is held to determine whether or not Lyle may be free. The judge ultimately decides to rule over Grumps in favor of Lyle when Hector presents the deed to his house, which was written out by his grandmother, who built the house and founded the New York City Zoo where Lyle was previously kept, allowing her to keep any exotic animal as a pet. After the trial, the Primms celebrate Lyle's freedom, and Grumps' implied eviction, by taking him on vacation, while Hector becomes acquainted with a new talented animal: a beatboxing rattlesnake named Malfoy, owned by Josh's friend, Trudy. Verniere, James (October 6, 2022). "Cast fails to hit high notes in ' Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile '". Boston Herald . Retrieved October 8, 2022. Mariska Hargitay & Chris Meloni Get Close on Today, Plus Julianne Moore, Cynthia Erivo and More". People. September 23, 2021. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021 . Retrieved September 28, 2021. Malhado, Carolina Sobral (September 22, 2021). "Thursday, September 23 Filming Locations". On Location Vacations. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021 . Retrieved September 28, 2021.

Plot: What's the story about?

Leston, Ryan (October 10, 2022). "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Review: A charming, whimsical tale of a singing crocodile who helps a family find its voice.[Cannes]". IGN . Retrieved October 29, 2022. Abele, Robert (October 6, 2022). "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile Review: Musical Version of Beloved Kids' Book Is No Croc of Gold". The Wrap . Retrieved October 29, 2022.