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My Little Pony: The Movie

1986 · 86 min

A bright, silly, song-filled cartoon adventure that feels like a sugary Saturday-morning treat with a few gooey scares.

Directed by
Mike Joens
Genres
Animation, Family
Tagline
The happiest, most fun-filled adventure you've ever seen.
Overview
The first day of Spring is on its way and the Little Ponies are preparing for it with a big festival. But all the fun may come to an end if the witch Hydia has her way! Can the Ponies defeat Hydia and her evil daughters, Reeka and Draggle? More importantly, can they save Ponyland from the witches’ concoction, the strange purple goo called Smooze, that’s threatening to bury the whole town?

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Directed by
Mike Joens
Genres
Animation, Family
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • survival
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • redemption
Places
  • fantasy world
  • small town
Era
timeless
Audience
kids
Form
  • animated
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour5
Realism1
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
animation, family
Directed by
Mike Joens
Written by
George Arthur Bloom
Starring
Madeline Kahn, Danny DeVito, Cloris Leachman, Rhea Perlman, Tony Randall, Tammy Amerson, Alice Playten, Sheryl Bernstein
Music
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Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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