Dr. Seuss' the Lorax

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Dr. Seuss' the Lorax

PG

Released Mar 2, 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

It stinks.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 27, 2012

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

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

Rated: 1/5

Jul 26, 2012

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

It is like delirium tremens, only less fun.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 26, 2012

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

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.

Rated: 2/10

Dec 9, 2024

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

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

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 14, 2020

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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

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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

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Brett

A+++++++ classic movie

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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James N

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

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Brandon B

Best Animated Movie Ever! I absolutely loved it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/01/23

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Wendy

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/22

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Xavier B

This movie was amazing. I loved how it included real-world elements hidden throughout the story—they didn’t hold back with their creativity, and it was thrown right in your face in the best way.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/29/25

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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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Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Let It Grow

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Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Grammy's Tale of the Once-ler

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Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Unless

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Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Thneedville

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Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - The Guardian of the Forest

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Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - Stop That Bed!

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Dr. Seuss' the Lorax: Official Clip - How Bad Can I Be

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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
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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