Rise of the Guardians

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Rise of the Guardians

PG

2012

1h 35m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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Generation after generation, immortal Guardians like Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman) and the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) protect the world's children from darkness and despair. However, an evil boogeyman named Pitch Black (Jude Law) schemes to overthrow the Guardians by obliterating children's belief in them. It falls to a winter sprite named Jack Frost (Chris Pine) to thwart Pitch's plans and save the Guardians from destruction.

Critics Consensus

A sort of Avengers for the elementary school set, Rise of the Guardians is wonderfully animated and briskly paced, but it's only so-so in the storytelling department.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

09/07/2017

B

Charming, sweet and enchanting, but not without its flaws, Rise of the Guardians is the hopeful, feel-good movie for kids that's fitting for holiday movie watching with the family.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

11/30/2012

1.5/4

Rise of the Guardians is harmless enough, and the lack of easy pop-culture jokes represents the post-Shrek direction of DreamWorks well enough. But this is the studio's least entertaining film.

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

11/30/2012

C+

The conceit has its charms but too much of this movie, directed by Peter Ramsey, is more clamorous than inspired, and little kids might find parts of it too scarily intense.

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Matt Neal

ABC Radio (Australia)

03/06/2023

4/5

As with The Avengers, each of the characters is given their time to shine and is nicely developed, while a tidy sense of humour sparkles on top of the darker undercurrents of the story.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/21/2022

2.5/4

[The film] has an intriguing premise that makes you wish the writers had spent more time developing the conflict.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/21/2020

3.0/4.0

Rise of the Guardians isn't a masterpiece, but it's an enjoyable film and very well suited for this time of year.

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Mindy J

12/12/2023

I'm so glad I finally got to see this on the big screen! This movie's become a holiday classic for me but it's also just a fun movie in general.

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Evan I.

@WhyteTiger Mar 5

One of the best movies of all time! I hate how it flopped!!!!

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Ellie M

@Ellie2026 Dec 26

Superb film. I honestly can’t believe there won’t be a second one. It feels like one of those hidden gems nobody really talks about, but it deserves so much more love. As a mum watching with my eight year old twins, we were completely swept up in it. The characters stay with you and the animation is absolutely stunning. It has this magic that makes you feel like a kid again, but it also has proper heart and moments that really land. My boys were glued to the screen the whole time and we all agreed it is a must see. We would watch it again in a heartbeat. If you want something with wonder, adventure and a bit of soul, this is the one.

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REI T

@PAETI Oct 29

I LOVE YOU JACK FROST

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Vicenzo C

@RT58712045 Oct 27

Rise of the Guardians' unique premise and incredible animation for its time sure makes it feel all the less satisfying when its middling story struggles to keep up.

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HameZz Z

@HameZz Oct 11

Loved this as a kid, still kinda love it now. Didn't really lose it's touch much.

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Peter Ramsey

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Jack Frost

Alec Baldwin

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Jude Law

Pitch Black

Isla Fisher

Tooth

Hugh Jackman

Bunny

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Rise of the Guardians: Official Clip - The Origin of Jack Frost

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Rise of the Guardians: Official Clip - A New Guardian

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Synopsis

Generation after generation, immortal Guardians like Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman) and the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher) protect the world's children from darkness and despair. However, an evil boogeyman named Pitch Black (Jude Law) schemes to overthrow the Guardians by obliterating children's belief in them. It falls to a winter sprite named Jack Frost (Chris Pine) to thwart Pitch's plans and save the Guardians from destruction.

Director: Peter Ramsey
Producer: Christina Steinberg, Nancy Bernstein
Screenwriter: David Lindsay-Abaire
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures
Production Co: DreamWorks Animation
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Some Mildly Scary Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $103.4M
Runtime: 1h 35m

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