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Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

2006 · 83 min

A gentle, twirling fairy-tale where sisterhood and dance outshine a gloomy villain, easy for little ones to follow.

Tagline: Enchanted dancing in a magical world!
Overview: King Randolph sends for his cousin, Duchess Rowena, to help turn his daughters, Princess Genevieve and her eleven sisters, into royal material. But the Duchess strips the sisters of their fun, including their favorite pastime: dancing. When all hope may be lost, the sisters discover a secret passageway to a magical land where they can dance the night away.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
found family
freedom
identity
love
Places: fantasy world
single country house
Era: timeless
Audience: kids
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	2
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, family
Directed by: Greg Richardson
Written by: Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser
Starring: Kelly Sheridan, Catherine O'Hara, Christopher Gaze, Nicole Oliver, Jennifer Copping, Lalainia Lindbjerg, Kathleen Barr, Chiara Zanni
Music: Arnie Roth
Runtime: 83 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English

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