Ted
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John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
What critics thought
Seth MacFarlane's R-rated talking-bear comedy landed as a modest critical success — funny enough for most but not for everyone. The central conceit and its raunchier gags won over the majority of reviewers, though the 'guy chooses between girlfriend and best friend' framework struck several critics as threadbare filler around the high-concept hook.
“the best comedy screenplay so far [this year]”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“boring, lazy and wildly unoriginal”
A.O. Scott·The New York Times
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- moderate
- Profanity
- severe
- Substances
- severe
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Seth MacFarlaneDirector
Mark WahlbergJohn Bennett
Mila KunisLori CollinsSeth MacFarlaneTed (voice)
Joel McHaleRex
Giovanni RibisiDonny
Patrick WarburtonGuy
Matt WalshThomas
Jessica BarthTami-Lynn
Aedin MincksRobert
Bill SmitrovichFrank
Patrick StewartNarrator (voice)
Norah JonesNorah Jones
Alec SulkinWriter
Wellesley WildWriter
Michael BarrettCinematographyTed
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
What critics thought
Seth MacFarlane's R-rated talking-bear comedy landed as a modest critical success — funny enough for most but not for everyone. The central conceit and its raunchier gags won over the majority of reviewers, though the 'guy chooses between girlfriend and best friend' framework struck several critics as threadbare filler around the high-concept hook.
“the best comedy screenplay so far [this year]”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“boring, lazy and wildly unoriginal”
A.O. Scott·The New York Times
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- moderate
- Profanity
- severe
- Substances
- severe
- Intensity
- none
Genres
Comedy
Cast & Crew
Seth MacFarlaneDirectorMark WahlbergJohn BennettMila KunisLori CollinsSeth MacFarlaneTed (voice)Joel McHaleRexGiovanni RibisiDonnyPatrick WarburtonGuyMatt WalshThomasJessica BarthTami-LynnAedin MincksRobertBill SmitrovichFrankPatrick StewartNarrator (voice)Norah JonesNorah JonesAlec SulkinWriterWellesley WildWriterMichael BarrettCinematographyRent & Buy