Rise of the Guardians

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Rise of the Guardians

PG

Released Nov 21, 2012

1h 37m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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Generation after generation, immortal Guardians like Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman) and the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) protect the world's children from darkness and despair. However, an evil boogeyman named Pitch Black (Jude Law) schemes to overthrow the Guardians by obliterating children's belief in them. It falls to a winter sprite named Jack Frost (Chris Pine) to thwart Pitch's plans and save the Guardians from destruction.

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Critics Consensus

A sort of Avengers for the elementary school set, Rise of the Guardians is wonderfully animated and briskly paced, but it's only so-so in the storytelling department.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Charming, sweet and enchanting, but not without its flaws, Rise of the Guardians is the hopeful, feel-good movie for kids that's fitting for holiday movie watching with the family.

Rated: B

Sep 7, 2017

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

Rise of the Guardians is harmless enough, and the lack of easy pop-culture jokes represents the post-Shrek direction of DreamWorks well enough. But this is the studio's least entertaining film.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 30, 2012

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

The conceit has its charms but too much of this movie, directed by Peter Ramsey, is more clamorous than inspired, and little kids might find parts of it too scarily intense.

Rated: C+

Nov 30, 2012

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

Peter Ramsey’s William Joyce adaptation is one of the most underrated animated films of the 2010s, a stirring fantasy adventure with some of the most gorgeous imagery the studio has ever produced.

Sep 25, 2024

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Matt Neal

ABC Radio (Australia)

As with The Avengers, each of the characters is given their time to shine and is nicely developed, while a tidy sense of humour sparkles on top of the darker undercurrents of the story.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 6, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

[The film] has an intriguing premise that makes you wish the writers had spent more time developing the conflict.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 21, 2022

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Mindy J

I'm so glad I finally got to see this on the big screen! This movie's become a holiday classic for me but it's also just a fun movie in general.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/12/23

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Mark J

Big fan of this film and feel it didn’t get enough attention at release. I like the design and feel of the film. Plot is good but can feel a bit jumpy with the ending being a bit sudden in my opinion.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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Cindy R

I love this movie. It’s highly underrated. Wish there was a sequel. Definite must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/10/24

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Elisabeth P

All y'all haters can go suck on bunny's tail

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/05/24

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Pedro Henrique C

Rating 6.5 is a very interesting film that shows how good it is to have friends and work together.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Audience Member

A big Movie of my childhood, it has such an intense and dark Story that this movie tells. Even as an Adult I love to watch it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/08/24

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Jack Frost

Alec Baldwin

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Pitch Black

Isla Fisher

Tooth

Hugh Jackman

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Rise of the Guardians: Official Clip - Sentenced to Solitude

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Rise of the Guardians: Official Clip - The Sandman vs. Pitch

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Rise of the Guardians: Official Clip - Dreams Come True

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Rise of the Guardians: Official Clip - Battling the Boogeyman

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Rise of the Guardians: Official Clip - Guardians Reassemble

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Rise of the Guardians: Official Clip - The Origin of Jack Frost

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Rise of the Guardians: Official Clip - Easter Egg Land

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Rise of the Guardians: Official Clip - A New Guardian

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Rise of the Guardians: Official Clip - Not Your Grandma's Sleigh

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Rise of the Guardians: Official Clip - Honorary Tooth Fairies

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Synopsis

Generation after generation, immortal Guardians like Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman) and the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) protect the world's children from darkness and despair. However, an evil boogeyman named Pitch Black (Jude Law) schemes to overthrow the Guardians by obliterating children's belief in them. It falls to a winter sprite named Jack Frost (Chris Pine) to thwart Pitch's plans and save the Guardians from destruction.

Director: Peter Ramsey
Producer: Christina Steinberg, Nancy Bernstein
Screenwriter: David Lindsay-Abaire
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: DreamWorks Animation
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Some Mildly Scary Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $103.4M
Runtime: 1h 37m

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