Dr. Seuss' the Lorax

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Dr. Seuss' the Lorax

PG

2012

1h 26m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

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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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Critics Consensus

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

Jul 27, 2012

1/5

It stinks.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Jul 26, 2012

1/5

It looks bright and clean and sharp. But there is no charm or life.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

Jul 26, 2012

2/5

It is like delirium tremens, only less fun.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Dec 9, 2024

2/10

This 2012 animated fantasy misses the point of the widely acclaimed children’s story and buries its source material inside an anodyne and furiously vacillated framework. It is not simply poor quality entertainment; it is bad for your kids to watch it.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 14, 2020

3.0/4.0

It's hard to imagine children not enjoying the film.

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Aug 3, 2020

B-

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.

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Ted Wiggins

Mar 19, 2023

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!!

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Brett

Feb 26, 2023

A+++++++ classic movie

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James N

Feb 25, 2023

Good movie, positive story, nice music. Kids likes it.

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Brandon B

Feb 24, 2023

Best Animated Movie Ever! I absolutely loved it!

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Wendy

Mar 20, 2022

I love it, and love the seats at the theater as well.

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Preston C

@PumkinClanStudios Sep 1, 2026

I think this is a wonderful movie for children to watch and learn lessons from. This surprisingly has a deep meaning to the whole movie which I am all for. The animation is very high quality, some inconsistencies here and there, but how are you supposed to hide them anyway? Not really any cinematography, but the creative designs for each character were Dr Seuss in their own way. No matter what the dang critics say about this movie, this is an absolute classic that is rewatchable from the very start. And of course the musical numbers are hilarious and very good. I think the critics who crapped on this movie should review it again. Not the worst movie, but also not the best movie in the world. 88/100

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Kyle Balda

Director

Chris Renaud

Director

Danny DeVito

The Lorax

Ed Helms

The Once-ler

Zac Efron

Ted

Taylor Swift

Audrey

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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: Kyle Balda, Chris Renaud
Producer: Christopher Meledandri, Janet Healy
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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