Horton Hears a Who!

Horton Hears a Who!

Horton hears more than anyone believes.

Directed by Steve Martino, Jimmy Hayward

Produced by Blue Sky Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation

200886 min6.5 / 10

A vibrant, heartwarming animated adventure about an elephant's unwavering belief in the value of invisible life, celebrating kindness and acceptance despite ridicule.

An imaginative elephant named Horton hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, who thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle.

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  • Is Horton Hears a Who! easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does Horton Hears a Who! end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Horton Hears a Who! sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Horton Hears a Who! violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Horton Hears a Who! scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Love45

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