Rise of the Guardians

2012
PG
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

197K

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Computer Animation Action Adventure Animation Comedy Drama Family Fantasy Holiday Sci-Fi

When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.

Director
- Peter Ramsey
Writers
- David Lindsay-Abaire
- William Joyce
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

197K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,091

622

Director
- Peter Ramsey
Writers
- David Lindsay-Abaire
- William Joyce
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 14 wins & 32 nominations

Bunny
(voice)

Alec Baldwin

North
(voice)

Isla Fisher

Tooth
(voice)

Chris Pine

Jack Frost
(voice)

Jude Law

Pitch
(voice)

Dakota Goyo

Jamie Bennett
(voice)

Khamani Griffin

Caleb
(voice)

Kamil McFadden

Claude
(voice)

Georgie Grieve

Sophie Bennett
(voice)

Emily Nordwind

Jamie's Mom
(voice)
…

Jacob Bertrand

Monty
(voice)

Olivia Mattingly

Pippa
(voice)
…

Dominique Grund

Cupcake
(voice)

Ryan Crego

Burgess Dog Walker
(voice)

April Lawrence

Burgess Pedestrian #1
(voice)

Peter Ramsey

Burgess Pedestrian #2
(voice)

Isabella Blake-Thomas

British Girl
(voice)

Stuart Allan

British Boy
(voice)
(as Stuart Allan Bertman)

Director
- Peter Ramsey
Writers
- David Lindsay-Abaire
- William Joyce
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
Bunny mentions that Jack Frost caused a blizzard on Easter Sunday of 1968, a reference to an actual event.

Goofs
Every tooth collected by the Tooth Fairy has roots, like a pulled adult tooth, but most of the teeth are supposed to be baby teeth, those that have wiggled loose after being displaced by permanent ones. They should be hollow shells without roots.

Quotes
Jamie Bennett: You're leaving? But what if Pitch comes back? What if we stop believing again? If I can't see you...
Jack Frost: Hey, slow down, slow down! Are you telling me you stop believing in the moon when the sun comes up?
Jamie Bennett: No.
Jack Frost: Okay. Well, do you stop believing in the sun when clouds block it out?
Jamie Bennett: No.
Jack Frost: We'll always be there, Jamie. And now, we'll always be here.
[points to Jamie's heart]
Jack Frost: Which kind of makes you a Guardian too.

Crazy credits
During the end credits, there are several scenes showing how the children are put back to bed before morning.

Connections
Featured in The Big Review: Fall Trailer Park (2012)

Soundtracks
Kemp's Jig
Arranged and Performed by John Bullard
Courtesy of Bunyan Bullard Music

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Featured review

7/10

'Guardians' gives kids some holiday inspiration

Here's a fresh look at old tradition: a tatted-up Russian St. Nick and an Australian kangaroo-looking Easter Bunny. Rise of the Guardians is based on an original children's book series by William Joyce, who produced the film along with Guillermo Del Toro. The books were inspired by the author's 6-year-old daughter when she asked him if Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny knew each other.

Admittedly I was skeptical going in, but the chemistry of personalities works wonderfully. It creates an original formula that goes against certain expectations. Perhaps one improvement in potential sequels would be to focus more centrally on Santa (or "Nicholas St. North"), but Jack Frost's story is incredibly touching and I found it clever how it parallels the antagonist's motives. The film is slow to start but picks up at a fast pace with non-stop action. By the end, the entire movie theater was in applause.

Rise of the Guardians is a cute, adventurous, and heartwarming family film that focuses on hanging on to the best thing about childhood: belief.