Ted

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Ted

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Released Jun 29, 2012

1h 46m

Comedy

Fantasy

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When John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) was a little boy, he made a wish that Ted (Seth MacFarlane), his beloved teddy bear, would come alive. Thirty years later, foul-mouthed Ted is still John's constant companion, much to the chagrin of Lori (Mila Kunis), John's girlfriend. Though Lori's displeasure is exacerbated by the pair's constant consumption of beer and weed, she's not the one who's most disappointed with John; it may take the intervention of John's boyhood toy to help him grow up at last.

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Critics Consensus

Ted's "romance versus bromance" plot is familiar, but the film's held aloft by the high-concept central premise and a very funny (albeit inconsistent) script.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

The greatest compliment I can pay Seth MacFarlane's Ted is that although this is essentially one of those slacker, stoner comedies, and such comedies aren't really my thing... this did make me laugh quite a bit.

Sep 1, 2018

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Violet Lucca

Film Comment Magazine

It is a film that seems to have an endless middle.

Jun 28, 2013

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

There's just enough mileage in the gag to keep the movie spluttering through an energetic series of pop-cultural references and broadly staged orgies of profanity.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 3, 2012

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José C. Donayre Guerrero

EscribiendoCine

With Family Guy-style jokes and references to Springfield, the humor, based on current topics such as homosexuality, sex, and other vices... permeates all elements of the film, from comedy to romance, suspense, action and comedy. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Mar 5, 2024

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

"Ted," while extremely funny in individual jokes here and there, suffers from that lame and predictable story, especially for something that advertises itself to be as daring.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 4, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Ted becomes a character that’s more than just a plot device or source of vulgar humor; he’s one of those oddly real characters brought to life by subtle and effective special FX.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 4, 2022

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Joel P

It's a very interesting and entertaining film, and although it contains adult content, it manages to entertain most viewers, as it draws attention to how something as childish as a teddy bear can lead to scenes of drugs or violence.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Carlos J

From my point of view, it's a very entertaining film for the viewer, but one negative point is that there's a lot of profanity. It also contains some explicit scenes, but otherwise, it's a very entertaining film with some very funny scenes. Carlos Jimenez

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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KAHC: P

In my opinion, the film is a bit absurd or if you watch it with your family it will make you a bit uncomfortable, but this doesn't mean that it's not quite funny. I'm not going to deny that the movie is vulgar or has inappropriate content, But as I said before, it's quite funny if we look at it from another perspective. ~Kevin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Nicolas R

I love this movie, it's a classic that's too good but I still think that the inappropriate content and vocabulary where vulgarity predominates should be moderated, the audience can often be underage and it can take away the sense of humor from the movie and make it uncomfortable.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Rob A

As with 99% of comedies, I didn't laugh at all the jokes, and found some of them dumb and/or gross. But I did laugh quite a bit, and I could definitely relate (I'm Jewish, I loved Flash Gordon and that Queen soundtrack as a kid, and I think we all went through a pot smoking phase.) PS Memo to Seth MacFarlane - great minds think alike :D Not only did he cast personal fav Mila Kunis as the leading lady here, he chose her blonde alter ego Amanda Seyfried for the sequel!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/28/25

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Faiz D

Started off with a BANG, and ended with a fizzle. I blame the writers.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Synopsis

When John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) was a little boy, he made a wish that Ted (Seth MacFarlane), his beloved teddy bear, would come alive. Thirty years later, foul-mouthed Ted is still John's constant companion, much to the chagrin of Lori (Mila Kunis), John's girlfriend. Though Lori's displeasure is exacerbated by the pair's constant consumption of beer and weed, she's not the one who's most disappointed with John; it may take the intervention of John's boyhood toy to help him grow up at last.

Director: Seth MacFarlane
Producer: Scott Stuber, Seth MacFarlane, John Jacobs, Jason Clark
Screenwriter: Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Smart Entertainment, Fuzzy Door Productions, Bluegrass Films
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Crude and Sexual Content|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 21, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $218.6M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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