What 2013 film is about a garden snail?
Answer
Turbo
Answer
Turbo
The 2013 film about a garden snail is Turbo.
DreamWorks Animation’s Turbo follows Theo, a garden snail who adopts the nickname Turbo and dreams of competing in the Indianapolis 500. His ambition seems impossible because snails are famously slow, but a freak accident involving a Chevrolet Camaro’s supercharger gives him extraordinary speed.
The film was directed by David Soren and features Ryan Reynolds as Turbo, with Paul Giamatti, Maya Rudolph, Samuel L. Jackson, Snoop Dogg and Michelle Rodriguez in supporting voice roles. Turbo eventually leaves his suburban tomato garden, joins a group of racing snails and travels to Indianapolis to enter the famous race.
A common mix-up is confusing Turbo with a real racing story or with another animated animal film. Turbo is a fictional sports comedy, released in the United States on July 17, 2013. Its story combines underdog themes with references to IndyCar racing, including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500. The idea began as a DreamWorks employee pitch described as “The Fast and the Furious with snails.”
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026