7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Barbie: Princess Charm School (2011)
Barbie: Princess Charm School (2011)
Overview
Barbie stars as Blair Willows, a kind-hearted girl who is chosen to attend Princess Charm School: a magical, modern place that teaches dancing, how to have tea parties, and proper princess manners. Blair loves her classes -- as well as the helpful magical sprites and her new friends, Princesses Hadley and Isla. But when royal teacher Dame Devin discovers that Blair looks a lot like the kingdom’s missing princess, she turns Blair’s world upside down to stop her from claiming the throne. Now Blair, Hadley and Delancy must find an enchanted crown to prove Blair’s true identity in this charming and magical princess story!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.1
Overview
Barbie stars as Blair Willows, a kind-hearted girl who is chosen to attend Princess Charm School: a magical, modern place that teaches dancing, how to have tea parties, and proper princess manners. Blair loves her classes -- as well as the helpful magical sprites and her new friends, Princesses Hadley and Isla. But when royal teacher Dame Devin discovers that Blair looks a lot like the kingdom’s missing princess, she turns Blair’s world upside down to stop her from claiming the throne. Now Blair, Hadley and Delancy must find an enchanted crown to prove Blair’s true identity in this charming and magical princess story!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central narrative is a classic fairy tale about a commoner discovering her royal birthright and overcoming an unjust usurper through kindness and courage. Its apolitical themes of personal growth, friendship, and good triumphing over evil, within a genre-specific monarchical setting, lead to a neutral rating.
The film includes visible diversity among its supporting characters, though the lead and primary antagonist are traditionally portrayed. Its narrative adheres to a classic princess story, focusing on themes of self-worth and leadership without critiquing traditional identities or explicitly centering DEI themes.
Secondary
Barbie: Princess Charm School is an animated children's film centered on a young woman's journey through a princess academy. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate under the given rubric.
The film 'Barbie: Princess Charm School' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a traditional princess story arc, thus rendering the portrayal of transsexual identity as not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Barbie: Princess Charm School is an original animated film within the Barbie franchise. It does not adapt pre-existing source material with established characters, nor does it feature historical figures. All main characters are original creations for this specific movie, therefore no gender swaps occur.
The film features original characters created for this specific installment in the Barbie movie series. There are no pre-existing canonical or historically established characters whose race was changed for this production.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
7.5
Critic Ratings
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