Ted's "romance versus bromance" plot is familiar, but the film's held aloft by the high-concept central premise and a very funny (albeit inconsistent) script.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Seth MacFarlane -
Producer -
Scott Stuber , John Jacobs , Jason Clark -
Screenwriter -
Alec Sulkin , Wellesley Wild -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Smart Entertainment , Fuzzy Door Productions , Bluegrass Films -
Rating -
R (Pervasive Language|Crude and Sexual Content|Some Drug Use) -
Genre -
Comedy , Fantasy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 29, 2012, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 21, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$218.6M -
Runtime -
1h 46m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Atmos , SDDS , Dolby Digital , Datasat -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)
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