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Barbie and the Secret Door

Barbie and the Secret Door

Animation · Family · 2014

A shy princess discovers a secret door in her kingdom and enters a magical world full of magical creatures. She meets a mermaid and a fairy who tell her about a spoiled ruler threatening them.

Movie details

Barbie and the Secret Door

“You never know what you can do unless you try.”

2014 Animation · Family 1h 21m

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

A shy princess discovers a secret door in her kingdom and enters a magical world full of magical creatures. She meets a mermaid and a fairy who tell her about a spoiled ruler threatening them.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Karen J. Lloyd

Kelly Sheridan

Kelly Sheridan

Alexa (voice)

B

Brittany McDonald

Alexa (singing voice)

Ashleigh Ball

Ashleigh Ball

Nori (voice)

Chanelle Peloso

Chanelle Peloso

Romy (voice)

Tabitha St. Germain

Tabitha St. Germain

Malucia (voice)

E

Ellie King

Grandmother (voice)

Christopher Gaze

Christopher Gaze

Brookhurst (voice)

Court is in session

Put Barbie and the Secret Door on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.