SummaryThe animated adventure follows the journey of a 12-year-old as he searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world. (Universal Pictures)
Directed By:Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda
Written By:Dr. Seuss, Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
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46
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
46
43% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
37% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
20% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Feb 29, 2012
83
The movie is like a less original "WALL•E," but it's still vibrant and touching.
Mar 1, 2012
75
Someone in Hollywood ought to speak for the trees, and The Lorax does it with verve and vibrancy.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.9
47% Positive
161 Ratings
161 Ratings
30% Mixed
101 Ratings
101 Ratings
23% Negative
78 Ratings
78 Ratings
Feb 8, 2026
10
Realmente admirável e com uma linda mensagem no final, definitivamente assistir novamente esse filme depois de anos,com um olhar mais maduro e um senso crítico melhor,oque realmente me admirou foi que para a época(2012),o filme trouxe algo que não era muito discutido em obras cinematográficas,me emocionou bastante o final,e recomendo bastante esse filme.
Jul 13, 2025
10
É o lorax porra,simplesmente absolute cinema muito brabo o local,o goat junto com o sherek
Mar 3, 2012
67
There is nice stuff found in The Lorax - Thneedville's artificial nature is inspired - and bad, like the original songs nobody will be humming when they leave the theater. But good intentions don't trump mediocre filmmaking. If that makes me a Grinch, so be it.
Feb 29, 2012
60
Unfortunately, a new problem rears its head: It seems no young audience member can be trusted to enjoy a thoughtful story without a heroic, borderline-obnoxious surrogate (here, he's voiced by Zac Efron) zooming around on a scooter, bonking villainous heads and saving the day.
Mar 1, 2012
50
You couldn't accuse the film of practicing what it preaches: careful stewardship of a precious resource.
Mar 1, 2012
38
A cautionary environmental tale with a thin veneer of entertainment on top. With its cotton-candy-colored palette of orange, pink and purple truffula trees, it looks like a bowl of fuzzy Froot Loops. But it goes down like an order of oatmeal. Sure, it's good for you. It's just not terribly good.
Mar 1, 2012
10
The movie is a noisy, useless piece of junk, reverse-engineered into something resembling popular art in accordance with the reigning imperatives of marketing and brand extension.
Dec 1, 2023
10
wish i could have sean more of the loraxs toes they were so spledid and nfty i want more toes and the trees chould have been less overweight
Jan 10, 2026
6
Where's the environmental message? Where's literally anything that made the original book such a classic? Well, at least we got classics like 'let it grow' and 'how bad can I be?' in favour of this, am I right?
Dec 18, 2022
6
I got this movie for free. Didn't know anything about it. It was a ok movie interesting storyline. So can't really complain for free.
Apr 8, 2025
3
I have never really been in to Dr. Seuss so of course I wouldn't like this movie, It just seems boring
Jun 27, 2020
3
I didn't even like this movie whenever it came out. But to be fair I was 14 at the time.
Production Company:
- Universal Pictures
- Illumination Entertainment
- Dr. Seuss Enterprises
Release Date:Mar 2, 2012
Duration:1 h 34 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:From the creators of Despicable Me.
Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Annie Awards
• 2 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
