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Ted

Ted

Comedy · Fantasy · 2012

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.

Movie details

Ted

“Ted is coming.”

2012 Comedy · Fantasy 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Ted?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Seth MacFarlane

Written by

Seth MacFarlane · Alec Sulkin · Wellesley Wild

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

John Bennett

Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis

Lori Collins

Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane

Ted (voice)

Joel McHale

Joel McHale

Rex

Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi

Donny

Patrick Warburton

Patrick Warburton

Guy

Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh

Thomas

Court is in session

Put Ted on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.