Ted

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Ted

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2012

1h 46m

Comedy

Fantasy

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When John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) was a little boy, he made a wish that Ted (Seth MacFarlane), his beloved teddy bear, would come alive. Thirty years later, foul-mouthed Ted is still John's constant companion, much to the chagrin of Lori (Mila Kunis), John's girlfriend. Though Lori's displeasure is exacerbated by the pair's constant consumption of beer and weed, she's not the one who's most disappointed with John; it may take the intervention of John's boyhood toy to help him grow up at last.

Critics Consensus

Ted's "romance versus bromance" plot is familiar, but the film's held aloft by the high-concept central premise and a very funny (albeit inconsistent) script.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

09/01/2018

The greatest compliment I can pay Seth MacFarlane's Ted is that although this is essentially one of those slacker, stoner comedies, and such comedies aren't really my thing... this did make me laugh quite a bit.

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Violet Lucca

Film Comment Magazine

06/28/2013

It is a film that seems to have an endless middle.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

08/03/2012

4/5

There's just enough mileage in the gag to keep the movie spluttering through an energetic series of pop-cultural references and broadly staged orgies of profanity.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

09/04/2023

2/5

"Ted," while extremely funny in individual jokes here and there, suffers from that lame and predictable story, especially for something that advertises itself to be as daring.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

10/04/2022

3/4

Ted becomes a character that’s more than just a plot device or source of vulgar humor; he’s one of those oddly real characters brought to life by subtle and effective special FX.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

06/29/2022

2/5

Ten years after its release, films like Ted make one wonder what is it that we collectively saw in man-children on the screen.

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James T

@RT22748425 4d

It had its moments, but the plots feels a bit sloppy looking back. Still, worth a watch, and another(in a few months or so.)

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Teague F

@RT62421317 4d

This movie is so amazing that everyone with half a brain would love it. Since it's made by the same creator (Seth MacFarlane), it kind of feels like a Family Guy episode, and it has multiple references to Family Guy. All the crude humor and drug use are really cool to see in a movie about a talking teddy bear. (If this movie were made today, it wouldn't be half as popular, so I'm glad it was made when it was.)

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Pedro Henrique C

@Pedro2005 Apr 21

Ted (2012) It's that kind of adult comedy film that manages to deliver great humor and get lots of laughs.

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Manan J

@RT64452712 Apr 13

Childhood innocence… completely ruined—in the most entertaining way possible. Ted takes a ridiculous idea and runs with it like it has nothing to lose—and that’s exactly why it works. A talking teddy bear sounds cute. Until it opens its mouth. Seth MacFarlane doesn’t hold back, turning Ted into one of the most unapologetically wild characters in comedy. Paired with Mark Wahlberg, the chemistry feels natural, chaotic, and completely unfiltered. The humor is crude, offensive, and definitely not for everyone—but if it lands for you, it really lands. Beneath all the madness, there’s actually a simple story about growing up… just told in the most irresponsible way possible. Final Verdict: Not classy. Not clean. Just brutally funny. Cinema wins. Mediocrity loses.

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Theresa M

@RT42985993 Mar 30

Another hilarious movie rated badly by "professional"critics.

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BRADY T

@BRADY1169420 Mar 17

This movie is so fucking good and so fucking funny. I want this this movie when I was a kid but I wasn't able to because of the profanity but now that I'm of much older I love it

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Synopsis

When John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) was a little boy, he made a wish that Ted (Seth MacFarlane), his beloved teddy bear, would come alive. Thirty years later, foul-mouthed Ted is still John's constant companion, much to the chagrin of Lori (Mila Kunis), John's girlfriend. Though Lori's displeasure is exacerbated by the pair's constant consumption of beer and weed, she's not the one who's most disappointed with John; it may take the intervention of John's boyhood toy to help him grow up at last.

Director: Seth MacFarlane
Producer: Scott Stuber, John Jacobs, Jason Clark
Screenwriter: Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Smart Entertainment, Fuzzy Door Productions, Bluegrass Films
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Crude and Sexual Content|Some Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 21, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $218.6M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)