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Dr. Seuss' the Lorax

Play trailer Poster for Dr. Seuss' the Lorax PG Released Mar 2, 2012 1h 26m Kids & Family Fantasy Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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53% Tomatometer 154 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
Twelve-year-old Ted (Zac Efron) lives in a place virtually devoid of nature; no flowers or trees grow in the town of Thneedville. Ted would very much like to win the heart of Audrey (Taylor Swift), the girl of his dreams, but to do this, he must find that which she most desires: a Truffula tree. To get it, Ted delves into the story of the Lorax (Danny DeVito), once the gruff guardian of the forest, and the Once-ler (Ed Helms), who let greed overtake his respect for nature.
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Dr. Seuss' The Lorax is cute and funny enough but the moral simplicity of the book gets lost with the zany Hollywood production values.

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David Sexton London Evening Standard It stinks. Rated: 1/5 Jul 27, 2012 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian It looks bright and clean and sharp. But there is no charm or life. Rated: 1/5 Jul 26, 2012 Full Review Nigel Andrews Financial Times It is like delirium tremens, only less fun. Rated: 2/5 Jul 26, 2012 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com It's hard to imagine children not enjoying the film. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 14, 2020 Full Review Allen Almachar The MacGuffin In the hierarchy of good-to-great kid movies, this would rank somewhere straight down the middle. It's a safe and easy kind of entertainment, and that's about it. Rated: B- Aug 3, 2020 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) For what little goes right, there's so much going wrong. Many preachy montages, and the odd cheesy song. Rated: 2/5 May 4, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ted Wiggins I have watched the movie quite a few times before and enjoyed it! Th e movie theater setting was awesome though!! Especially the sound quality during a few songs!! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/19/23 Full Review Brett A+++++++ classic movie Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review James N Good movie, positive story, nice music. Kids likes it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Brandon B Best Animated Movie Ever! I absolutely loved it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/01/23 Full Review Wendy I love it, and love the seats at the theater as well. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/22 Full Review Hello I Meh movie 6/10 I'm beig honest Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Need for Seed Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Need for Seed 2:53 Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Let It Grow Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Let It Grow 3:05 Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Grammy's Tale of the Once-ler Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Grammy's Tale of the Once-ler 2:33 Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Unless Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Unless 3:07 Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Thneedville Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Thneedville 2:30 Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - The Guardian of the Forest Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - The Guardian of the Forest 2:46 Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Stop That Bed! Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Stop That Bed! 3:02 Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - How Bad Can I Be Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - How Bad Can I Be 2:56 Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - This Is the Place Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - This Is the Place 2:56 Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - The Girl Next Door Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - The Girl Next Door 2:02 View more videos
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Synopsis Twelve-year-old Ted (Zac Efron) lives in a place virtually devoid of nature; no flowers or trees grow in the town of Thneedville. Ted would very much like to win the heart of Audrey (Taylor Swift), the girl of his dreams, but to do this, he must find that which she most desires: a Truffula tree. To get it, Ted delves into the story of the Lorax (Danny DeVito), once the gruff guardian of the forest, and the Once-ler (Ed Helms), who let greed overtake his respect for nature.
Director
Chris Renaud
Producer
Christopher Meledandri, Janet Healy
Screenwriter
Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Chris Meledandri
Rating
PG (Brief Mild Language)
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 2, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$213.9M
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
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