Leo
“Breaking out this November.”
Jaded 74-year-old reptile Leo has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle. When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossibly mean substitute teacher.
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2 films
Cast
75 people
Robert Smigel Director · Robert Marianetti Director David Wachtenheim Director
United States release November 17, 2023 · Produced in Australia, United States · Production Animal Logic
Production
Happy Madison Productions
Production
Animal Logic
Production
Australia · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Ireland · November 17, 2023
Theatrical
United States · November 17, 2023
Limited theatrical
United States · November 21, 2023
Digital · Netflix
United States
August 5, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Regal Summer Movie Express
Australia
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Brazil
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
France
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Israel
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Italy
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Mexico
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Netherlands
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Panama
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Peru
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Puerto Rico
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Singapore
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
South Korea
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Spain
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Taiwan
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
Türkiye
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
United Kingdom
November 21, 2023 · Digital · Netflix
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