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About this movie

Genres:
Family, Action & Adventure, Animation
Language:
English
Running time:
1:26:18
Partner rating:
PG
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Danny DeVito The Lorax
  2. Ed Helms The Once-ler
  3. Zac Efron Ted
  4. Taylor Swift Audrey
  5. Rob Riggle Mr. O'Hare
  6. Jenny Slate Ted's Mom
  7. Betty White Grammy Norma
  8. Nasim Pedrad Once-ler's Mom
  9. Stephen Tobolowsky
  10. Joel Sweto 1st Marketing Guy
  11. Michael Beattie 2nd Marketing Guy

Directors

  1. Chris Renaud

Producers

  1. Chris Meledandri
  2. Janet Healy
  3. Christopher Meledandri

Writers

  1. Cinco Paul
  2. Ken Daurio

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Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

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Dr. Seuss' classic, environmentally themed children's book comes to the big screen in this tale of a young boy who encounters a cantankerous forest creature after venturing outside of his artificial city in search of a tree. Ted (voice of Zac Efron) lives in a town where nothing is quite as it appears; everything is plastic, including the plants. Hopelessly smitten by the beautiful Audrey (voice of Taylor Swift), who dreams of one day seeing a... Dr. Seuss' classic, environmentally themed children's book comes to the big screen in this tale of a young boy who encounters a cantankerous forest creature after venturing outside of his artificial city in search of a tree. Ted (voice of Zac Efron) lives in a town where nothing is quite as it appears; everything is plastic, including the plants. Hopelessly smitten by the beautiful Audrey (voice of Taylor Swift), who dreams of one day seeing a real tree, Ted boldly leaves the city determined to find the flora and grant her wish. Along the way, the young adventurer crosses paths with the Lorax (voice of Danny DeVIto), a diminutive, mustached defender of nature who doesn't take kindly to human intruders. The better Ted gets to know the Lorax, however, the more he learns that his newfound friend has good reason for being a bit surly. Also featuring the voices of Betty White, Ed Helms, and Rob Riggle.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

54%Tomatometer score: 54% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    David Sexton, This is London It stinks. Full review External link
  2. Negative review
    Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK] It looks bright and clean and sharp. But there is no charm or life. Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph When a film misses the point as cretinously as The Lorax does, it really gets the blood up, although perhaps the lesson to learn here is simply that Seuss's aesthetic resists a cinematic treatment. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Guy Lodge, Time Out About as factory-produced a film as it's possible to make about the evils of commercialism, while the bulbous, Haribo-hued animation style reflects none of Seuss's visual wit. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Olly Richards, Empire Magazine Lovely to look at and with some fun material not of Seuss' invention, but it's too hectoring, like reading an environmental textbook with jolly pictures. Full review External link

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