A big-hearted elephant discovers a miniature world, championing tiny voices against a skeptical jungle.
Uplifting, with wholesome humor. A family watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
No surprises for a G: no swearing and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated G.
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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.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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