Metacritic Movie Ratings
Horton Hears a Who Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 91

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa 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.

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• 88

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The look of the story is an undeniable treat, and the message it weaves is both funny and sweet. Horton Hears a Who! is razzle-dazzling and artful, and it builds on Seuss' words by the clever cart-full.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

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

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• 70

  out of 100

  Variety

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

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• 70

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano

  Unlike so many computer-animated movies, "Horton" doesn't have that garish, sealed-in-plastic effect that can be so claustrophobic.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  Endearing, though sometimes belabored.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  There are aspects of "Horton,"... that are fresh and enjoyable, and bits that will gratify even a dogmatic and orthodox Seussian.

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