The Emoji Movie is a 2017 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation. Directed by Tony Leondis, the film follows the story of Gene, a multi-expressional emoji, who embarks on a journey to become a normal emoji capable of only a single expression. Alongside his friends Hi-5 and Jailbreak, Gene must navigate through the digital city of Textopolis and save their world from total destruction.