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Film · 2019

UglyDolls

Directed by Kelly Asbury · starring Ice-T, Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas

  • 1 h 27 min
  • Animation · Adventure · Comedy
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 15 August 2019
  • 5.0 AverageMovieNCo
  • 5.0 Users1 vote
  • 5.0 Critics1 review

Synopsis

Moxy (Kelly Clarkson) is an UglyDoll living in Uglyville, the makeshift city of misshapen and rejected toys from the local doll factory. Though Moxy enjoys life in Uglyville under the kind and understanding mayor, Ox (Blake Shelton), she dreams of the "Big World" outside where every doll has its perfect owner, no matter how ugly or unconventional the doll is. In an attempt with her friend, Lucky (Leehom Wang), to escape to this new and exciting world, the two end up in the eerie Institute of Perfection, where supposedly perfect dolls are put through rigorous testing before being assigned to their human. When Moxy and the other UglyDolls are spotted, the horrified citizens of the Institute of Perfection ask their leader, Lou (Nick Jonas), to evaluate them. Lou warns them that they're too ugly to ever be wanted in the "Big World", but offers to train them nonetheless. Should they win the gauntlet, he agrees to assign them to a child. However, as Moxy and friends go up against Lou, who is desperate for them to fail in the task, they realise that flaws are things to be embraced instead of eradicated as they make you who you truly are.

'UglyDolls' is a family-friendly animated adventure directed by Kelly Ashbury (Gnomeo & Juliet, 'Sherk 2', 'Smurfs: The Lost Village').

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The essentials

Runtime
87 min1 hour and 27 minutes
Budget
$45mSTX Entertainment
Box office
$19.6m0.4 times its budget
How long is UglyDolls?
1 hour and 27 minutes (87 minutes).
When was UglyDolls released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 15 August 2019.
Who directed UglyDolls?
Kelly Asbury.
Who is in UglyDolls?
It stars Ice-T, Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas and Janelle Monáe.
Where can I watch UglyDolls?
In the UK it is available with the Prime Video channel on MGM+ and to rent on Apple TV.
How much did UglyDolls make?
It took $19.6 million in US. It cost $45 million.
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Director
Kelly Asbury

Videos and trailers

All 2 videos

Photos and posters

All 5 photos

Reviews

All 4 reviews
5.0 1 vote

What the critics say 5.0, from one outlet

  • 5.0 IndiewireDavid Ehrlich Movies don't skew much younger than this - anyone who isn't still attached to an umbilical cord might roll their eyes at some of the story beats... Read
  • The WrapCarlos Aguilar One must give in to the fantastical elements in films of this kind, but some of the plot details in this mashup production ('Toy Story' + 'Monsters Inc.' + a generic stage show) are as visibly… Read
  • VarietyOwen Gleiberman The sincerity with which 'UglyDolls' pits unblemished conformity against ungainly soul is touching - and, yes, instructive - in all the right ways. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $45m
  • US $19.6m
  • UK £614,203

Soundtrack

All 13 songs
  1. Today's the DayKelly Clarkson Spotify
  2. Couldn't Be BetterKelly Clarkson, Pitbull, Blake Shelton, Leehom Wang, Gabriel Iglesias Spotify
  3. Today's the (Perfect) DayThe Ugly Dolls Cast, Aimee Proal Spotify
  4. The Ugly TruthNick Jonas Spotify

Trivia

  • He repeats

    Second animated film with the participation of Pitbull, after 'Epic'.

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