Horton Hears a Who!

Name: Horton Hears a Who!
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family
Released: March 14, 2008
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell

2008

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: March 14, 2008 | G

Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell

Summary: Based on the beloved children's book by Dr. Seuss, this is the tale of an imaginative elephant named Horton who hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Although Horton doesn't know it yet, that speck houses an entire city named Who-ville, inhabited by the microscopic Whos, led by the mayor.Based on the beloved children's book by Dr. Seuss, this is the tale of an imaginative elephant named Horton who hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Although Horton doesn't know it yet, that speck houses an entire city named Who-ville, inhabited by the microscopic Whos, led by the mayor. Despite being ridiculed and threatened by his neighbors, who think he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to save the particle...because "a person's a person, no matter how small." (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Director: Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino

Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: G

Runtime: 86 min

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

If I ran the circus, the gang that made the sturdy, witty, inventively animated Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! would get first dibs on any future movie productions of the Theodor Seuss Geisel canon. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

Finally! For the first time, Hollywood has made a whimsical, witty, feature-length version of Dr. Seuss that's neither overblown nor smutty nor emotionally hollow. Read full review

Kirk Honeycutt

A delight, brimming with colorful, elastic characters and bountiful wit. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Listen closely: It's the sound of a million Who fans cheering. Read full review

John Anderson

The real stars of the movie are the animators, who imbue even the overgrowth in Horton's jungle with a certain floppy Seuss-ishness. Read full review

Andrea Gronvall

The tolerance and loopy poetry of the beloved book by Dr. Seuss have been nicely captured. Read full review

A.O. Scott

There are aspects of “Horton,”... that are fresh and enjoyable, and bits that will gratify even a dogmatic and orthodox Seussian. Read full review

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RyanB.

Mar 12, 2008

I saw an early screening and the movie is really, really good!!!

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blarghblangin

Mar 18, 2008

I really liked it, funny voice acting... really good adaptation of a classic.

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emiliomiceli31

Apr 12, 2015

horton y el mundo de los quien es la mejor pelicula tiene buen diseño de personajes es graciosa y divertida buena y brinda una leccion "todos cuentan hasta los seres pequeños

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MovieLonely94

Oct 24, 2010

this CGI adaptation of the book from Dr. Seuss has funny gags and it stays true to the source material which is the reason why this movie is very entertaining.

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CineAutoctono

Aug 1, 2015

Incredible, worth lla worth remembering the most beloved elephant world , and what better way than a film of Blue Sky , the story of Dr. Seuss is magnified.

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Khunter4382

Jun 2, 2011

A beautifully animated picture with a pretty darn good choice in voice talent. However, this film isn't robust enough! It drags, and I found that I was trying to forcibly convince myself that this film was excellent. It wasn't, but it does send a good message to all.

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F86S.

Mar 22, 2008

that movie is the worst movie i have ever seen. it was the only movie in my life that made me hungry. i rate it a 0 because i think that Ratatouille, which is all about food is better.

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