Rise of the Guardians

November 2012

(163)

Synopsis

A fun-filled magical story about the legendary guardians– Jack Frost (Chris Pine), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), Santa Claus, and the Tooth Fairy- together for the first time! When the evil boogeyman Pitch (Jude Law) threatens to take over the world, it’s up to our beloved heroes to protect the hopes and dreams of all children. It’s a dazzling and heartwarming family film.

Reviews

4.5

163 total

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Richard Roeper

Less-than-compelling storyline.

Michael Phillips

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.

Peter Rainer

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.

Derek Adams

'Rise of the Guardians' is an effervescent dose of fantasia that's pretty hard to dislike. Unless, of course, you're a cynical grump.

Joe Morgenstern

The script seems to have been written by committee, with members lobbying for each major character, and the action, set in vast environments all over the map, spreads itself so thin that a surfeit...

Stephanie Zacharek

Too cluttered and manic to bring real pleasure.

Critic reviews

Richard Roeper

Less-than-compelling storyline.

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Michael Phillips

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.

Full Review

Peter Rainer

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.

Full Review

Derek Adams

'Rise of the Guardians' is an effervescent dose of fantasia that's pretty hard to dislike. Unless, of course, you're a cynical grump.

Full Review

Joe Morgenstern

The script seems to have been written by committee, with members lobbying for each major character, and the action, set in vast environments all over the map, spreads itself so thin that a surfeit...

Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek

Too cluttered and manic to bring real pleasure.

Full Review

User reviews

Alexis Ingram September 20, 2014

Absolutely Beautiful Even at 18 I love any animation DreamWorks or Disney since I was a younger child, but this movie is amazing and so creative! The graphics are beautiful, the story is beautiful, and it will keep you interested the entire time! Definitely a movie for the entire family! Especially around Christmas time since, although the movie has Easter themes and such, I felt Christmas or "winter" was the biggest theme seeing as though Jack Frost is the main protagonist. Enjoy!

Amy Tilly October 6, 2014

Naughty And Nice I fell in love with this as the great holiday film that one can watch at any time of the year. Jack Frost is a fun character as the embodiment of winter time childish mischief while the other Guardians are very nicely fleshed out characters. Santa Claus as a Russian with tattoos and beefy arms was easily my favourite character of the bunch. The neurotic Tooth Fairy and overly serious Easter Bunny are fun as well. The enigmatic Sandman is silent through the film but it fits his character perfectly; he IS the bringer of sleep, after all. The villain may scare small children but I thought that he was pretty convincing in a Night On Bald Mountain sort of way. Kids will love the silly interactions between the Guardians and the slick action sequences. Adults will love the irony of a tattooed, brusque Santa and will also appreciate the lore of this interesting world where the Moon plays the part of a god-like being. Rent this and, if your kids don't pee their pants over the villain, you will agree that it is worth purchasing.

Abby Miller September 27, 2014

Loved it! Great movie! My 6 year sister got a bit scared towards the end but it was great!

Stephanie Hilliard September 30, 2014

Fun romp An entertaing film that puts a slightly new spin on holiday figures. I enjoyed this film and found the animation to be very eye catching.

Kiki Vang September 16, 2014

Freakin love it. Very beautiful and such a lovely movie. Jack and the gang were awesome, especially Santa. Definitely in my top 10 now. Can't get enough. Watching this makes me feel like a kid again.

Amy DeBora September 13, 2014

This movie is amazing ! Call me a big kid but I loved this movie and to see the classic fairy tale characters (Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny, Sandman, etc) play heroes that kick a**. I loved it !

lori madero September 7, 2014

Amazing My daughter and boys loved it

Mackenzie Tuohey September 22, 2014

Cute and funny. Love it it's a great story I watch it every day with my little siblings it's so funny and has a great story.

Cina Park September 4, 2014

I thought I'm too old for this. It was fantastic, beautiful, and imaginative which brought me back to childhood while watching it.

Jasabelle flames September 1, 2014

I will always believe Even though I'm 14 now, it doesn't mean that I can still act like a child.

Aggressive Pegasus September 7, 2014

Best movie ever

Symone Green September 28, 2014

Best movie ever

Benjiman Griffin September 24, 2014

Awesome anyone can watch

Rachel Coles September 12, 2014

Hudl Even on SD mode perfect

Lynne Dunsmuir September 2, 2014

Ultimately the best I'm a mother n gran n I LOVE this film so much, seen it 30 times or so

Jack Styles September 19, 2014

Bad Sucked ballz

drea white September 10, 2014

Grate movie

Leah Murphy September 13, 2014

Awesome Its a great movie to help boys and girls still believe.

Yvonne Rugley September 17, 2014

I love this movie! Also, the picture quality is superb!

Ash B October 4, 2014

Very enjoyable.

Cast and credits

Actors	Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman
Producers	Christina Steinberg, Nancy Bernstein, Guillermo Del Toro, William Joyce, Michael Siegel
Director	Peter Ramsey
Writers	David Lindsay-Abaire

Additional information

Rotten tomatoes® score

74%

Audio language

English (Stereo)

Subtitles

English

Run time

97 minutes

Rating

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