Ted 2 (2015)
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A teddy bear fights for his civil rights to be recognized as a person so he can adopt a child.
The story
Two years after the events of the first film, Ted marries his girlfriend, Tami-Lynn. When they decide to have a baby, they discover that Ted's legal status as a person is in question. After being declared property by authorities, Ted loses his job, bank accounts, and marriage. To fight this, John and a novice lawyer, Sam, take the case to court. Meanwhile, a stalker named Donny attempts to exploit Ted's status as property for commercial gain. The group must navigate legal hurdles and physical dangers to prove Ted's sentience and humanity in a high-stakes legal battle.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Following a disagreement about their future, Ted and Tami-Lynn decide to adopt a child. However, the state declares Ted to be property, leading to the loss of his rights and assets. John and a novice lawyer, Sam, take the case to court. While they travel to find a high-profile civil rights attorney, Donny—a stalker who wants to use Ted for commercial manufacturing—attempts to abduct him. After a series of setbacks and a physical confrontation where John is injured, the group manages to get the case before a respected attorney. He eventually rules in Ted's favor by proving Ted is self-aware and capable of empathy. The film ends with Ted and Tami-Lynn being remarried and adopting a baby boy, while John and Sam begin a relationship.
- First release year
- 2015
- Runtime (minutes)
- 115
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Seth MacFarlane
- Writers
- Seth MacFarlane · writer; Alec Sulkin · writer; Wellesley Wild · writer
- Cast and characters
- Mark Wahlberg · John Bennett; Seth MacFarlane · Ted; Amanda Seyfried · Sam Jackson; Jessica Barth · Tami-Lynn; Giovanni Ribisi · Donny; Morgan Freeman · Patrick Meighan; John Slattery · Shep Wild; Cocoa Brown · Joy
- Genres
- fantasy; stoner comedy; comedy
- Themes
- civil rights; identity; sentience
- Tone and mood
- comedy; scatological
- Setting
- Massachusetts and New York City.
- Premise and plot tags
- sequel; legal drama; buddy comedy
- Franchise connections
- Ted
- Reception
- The film was a box-office success despite mixed critical reviews, which noted its reliance on repetitive humor and a thin plot.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 45% · scale: percentage · review count: 202; Metacritic · score: 48 · scale: 100 · review count: 38; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F
- Production trivia
- An animated series is currently in development.
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