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feature length A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...

animated Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most anim ...

and

live-action Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video ga ...

theatrical,

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...

, and

direct-to-video Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was p ...

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

s based on

toy A toy or plaything is an object that is used primarily to provide entertainment. Simple examples include toy blocks, board games, and dolls. Toys are often designed for use by children, although many are designed specifically for adults and pet ...

tabletop game Tabletop games or tabletops are games that are normally played on a table or other flat surface, such as board games, card games, dice games, miniature wargames, or tile-based games. Classification according to equipment used Tabletop games c ...

s, and

trading card A trading card (or collectible card) is a small card, usually made out of paperboard or thick paper, which usually contains an image of a certain person, place or thing (fictional or real) and a short description of the picture, along with other ...

s. Many of these films are based on

doll A doll is a physical model, model typically of a human or humanoid character, often used as a toy for children. Dolls have also been used in traditional religious rituals throughout the world. Traditional dolls made of materials such as clay and ...

s and

action figure An action figure is a poseable character (arts), character model figure made most commonly of plastic, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, military, video game or television program; fictional or historical. These figures are ...

s made by the toy companies

Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of ...

Kenner Kenner Products, known simply as Kenner, was an American toy company founded in 1946. Throughout its history, the Kenner brand produced several highly recognizable toys and merchandise lines including action figures like the original series of ' ...

, and

Mattel Mattel, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company founded in January 1945 and headquartered in El Segundo, California. The company has presence in 35 countries and territories and sells products in more ...

. Prior to 1977, toys were released together with films as

merchandising Merchandising is any practice which contributes to the sale of products to a retail consumer. At a retail in-store level, merchandising refers to displaying products that are for sale in a creative way that entices customers to purchase more i ...

tie-in A tie-in work is a work of fiction or other product based on a media property such as a film, video game, television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property. Tie-ins are authorized by the owners of the original prope ...

s. Films that were suitably

toyetic Toyetic is a term referring to the suitability of a media property, such as a cartoon or movie, for merchandising tie-in lines of licensed toys, games and novelties. The term is attributed to Bernard Loomis, a toy development executive for Kenner T ...

spawned numerous licensed properties, often marketed heavily to children. Beginning in the late 1970s, this approach was flipped as films began to appear that were based on popular toys. In 1977, '' Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure'' debuted as the first theatrical motion picture in which a consumer toy was the star. During the 1980s, action figures got their own films, such as

Masters of the Universe ''Masters of the Universe'' (sometimes referred to as the ''He-Man'' or ''She-Ra'' series) is a sword and planet-themed media franchise created by Mattel. The main premise revolves around the conflict between He-Man (the alter ego of Prince Ada ...

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The Secret of the Sword ''The Secret of the Sword'', also known as ''He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword'', is a 1985 American animated superhero film produced by Filmation. Although released before the series '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'' began, the film was a c ...

'') and

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...

('' The Transformers: The Movie''), as did dolls, such as

Pound Puppies Pound Puppies is a toy line that was created by Tonka in the 1980s. It later inspired an animated TV special, two animated TV series, and a feature film. Shipments of the toys over five years generated sales of $300 million in 35 countries. Toy ...

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Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw ''Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw'' is a 1988 American animated musical adventure film based on the Tonka toy line and the Hanna-Barbera television series of the same name, which aired around the same time. It was directed by Pierre DeCel ...

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My Little Pony ''My Little Pony'' (''MLP'') is a toy line and media franchise developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature c ...

('' My Little Pony: The Movie''). Also in the 1980s, the greeting card companies

American Greetings American Greetings Corporation is a privately owned American company and is the world's second largest greeting card producer behind Hallmark Cards. Based in Westlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland, the company sells paper greeting ...

and

Hallmark Cards Hallmark Cards, Inc. is a private, family-owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Founded in 1910 by Joyce Hall, Hallmark is the oldest and largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. In 1985, the company was award ...

created popular characters that were made into toys, on which films were later based, such as

The Care Bears Care Bears are multi-colored bears, originally painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. In 1983, the characters were turned into plush teddy bears. The characters headlined their own televisi ...

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The Care Bears Movie ''The Care Bears Movie'' is a 1985 animated musical fantasy film directed by Arna Selznick from a screenplay by Peter Sauder. This was the second feature film from the Canadian animation studio Nelvana (after the 1983 film '' Rock & Rule''), ...

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Rainbow Brite ''Rainbow Brite'' is a media franchise by Hallmark Cards, introduced in 1984. The animated ''Rainbow Brite'' television series first aired in 1984, the same year Hallmark licensed Rainbow Brite to Mattel for a range of dolls and other merchand ...

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Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer ''Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer'' is a 1985 American animated fantasy film directed by Bernard Deyriès and Kimio Yabuki. The film was produced by DIC Enterprises, Inc. and Hallmark Cards, and was released in the United States on November 15 ...

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Strawberry Shortcake Strawberry shortcake may refer to: * Strawberry shortcake (dessert), a shortcake served with strawberries * "Strawberry Shortcake, Huckleberry Pie," a song published in 1956; a version by The Brother Sisters was released by Mercury Records in 196 ...

('' Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie''). A resurgence of live action film adaptions of toy properties began in 2007 with the release of ''

'', the first film in what would become the Transformers film franchise. The first film in the G.I. Joe film franchise, '' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'', was released two years later. In 2008, Hasbro Inc. entered into a deal with

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...

to make at least four movies based on the toy company's products. In 2012, the poor performance of the first film from this partnership, ''

Battleship A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. It dominated naval warfare in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term ''battleship'' came into use in the late 1880s to describe a type of ...

'', caused other projects in development to be shelved or sold off to other studios. The success of ''

The Lego Movie ''The Lego Movie'' is a 2014 computer-animated adventure comedy film written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from a story by Lord, Miller, and Dan and Kevin Hageman. Based on the Lego line of construction toys, its story focu ...

'' in 2014 showed that even intellectual properties without an existing narrative, or even familiar characters, could be profitable and its success renewed the interest of toy companies and film studios in producing toy-related projects stuck in

development hell Development hell, development purgatory, and development limbo are media and software industry jargon for a project, concept, or idea that remains in development for an especially long time, often moving between different crews, scripts, game engi ...

. On November 3, 2017,

Hasbro Studios Hasbro, Inc. (; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of ...

entered into a five-year production and distribution deal with Viacom's

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

to develop additional stories based on Hasbro properties.

Mattel Films Mattel Films is the film production division of Mattel originally formed on October 16, 2013, as Mattel Playground Productions as part of Mattel Global Brands, a unified media structural and strategy unit. On March 31, 2016, Mattel placed the ...

has 13 films in production that are based on Mattel toys and games, such as

Barbie Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by American toy company Mattel, Inc. and launched on March 9, 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration. ...

Hot Wheels Hot Wheels is an American brand of scale model cars introduced by American toymaker Mattel in 1968. It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until 1997, when Mattel bought Tyco Toys, then owner of Matchbox. Many automobile manufacturers have ...

Magic 8 Ball The Magic 8 Ball is a plastic sphere, made to look like an oversized , that is used for fortune-telling or seeking advice. It was invented in 1946 by Albert C. Carter and Abe Bookman and is currently manufactured by Mattel. The user asks a yes– ...

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots ''Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots'' is a two-player action toy and game designed by Marvin Glass and Associates and was first manufactured by the Marx toy company in 1964. It features two dueling robot boxers, Red Rocker and Blue Bomber, mechanically ...

Polly Pocket Polly Pocket is a toy line of dolls and accessories first founded and designed by Chris Wiggs in 1983 and licensed by Bluebird Toys from 1989 until both entities/properties were acquired by Mattel in 1998. History Polly Pocket was first designe ...

View-Master View-Master is the trademark name of a line of special-format stereoscopes and corresponding View-Master "reels", which are thin cardboard disks containing seven Stereoscopic 3-D pairs of small transparent color photographs on film.Mary Ann & Wo ...

American Girl American Girl is an American line of dolls released on May 5, 1986, by Pleasant Company. The dolls portray eight- to fourteen-year-old boys and girls of a variety of ethnicities, faiths, and social classes from different time periods throughou ...

, and Uno. A live-action film adaptation of

is moving forward with A-list actress (

Margot Robbie Margot Elise Robbie (; born 2 July 1990) is an Australian actress and producer. Known for her work in both blockbuster and independent films, she has received several accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Golden Glob ...

) and director (

Greta Gerwig Greta Celeste Gerwig (; born August 4, 1983) is an American actress, screenwriter, and director. She first garnered attention after working on and appearing in several mumblecore films. Between 2006 and 2009, she appeared in a number of films b ...

) after being in development for over a decade. In addition to films,

television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

, especially

cartoon series An animated series is a set of animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have either ...

, have been based on toy properties, often airing at the same time, or soon after, the toys were launched. The extension of toy properties into films and television, as well as video games, books, apparel, and other products marketed to children has allowed companies to build lucrative franchises around their most popular characters and brands.

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Bratz Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment which debuted in 2001. The four original 10-inch (25 cm) dolls were released on May 21, 2001 — Yasmin, Cloe, Jade ...

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MGA Entertainment MGA Entertainment Inc. (short for Micro-Games America Entertainment; sometimes referred to as MGA) is a manufacturer of children's toys and entertainment products founded in 1979. Its products include, Bratz, L.O.L. Surprise!, Num Noms and Rainbow ...

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Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series targeted at young children aged 2–7, created by Sheryl Leach. The series premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorp ...

Fisher-Price Fisher-Price is an American company that produces educational toys for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, headquartered in East Aurora, New York, East Aurora, New York (state), New York. The company was founded in 1930 during the Great Depressio ...

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Cluedo ''Cluedo'' (), known as ''Clue'' in North America, is a murder mystery game for three to six players (depending on editions) that was devised in 1943 by British board game designer Anthony E. Pratt. The game was first manufactured by Wadding ...

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Waddingtons Waddingtons was a British manufacturer of card games, card and board games. The company was founded by John Waddington of Leeds, England and the manager, actor and playwright Wilson Barrett, under the name ''Waddingtons Limited''. The name was c ...

Parker Brothers Parker Brothers (known by Parker outside of North America) was an American toy and game manufacturer which in 1991 became a brand of Hasbro. More than 1,800 games were published under the Parker Brothers name since 1883. Among its products wer ...

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Clue Clue may refer to: People with the name * DJ Clue (born 1975), mixtape DJ * Arthur Clues (1924–1998), Australian rugby league footballer * Ivan Clues * Tim Cluess Arts, entertainment, and media ''Clue'' entertainment franchise * ''Cluedo'' ...

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Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical Studies Rules ...

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Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and List of science fiction themes, science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for ga ...

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'' (2000) ** '' Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God'' (2005) - television film ** '' Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness'' (2012) - direct-to-video ** Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) * ''

Jem and the Holograms ''Jem'', also known as ''Jem and the Holograms'', is an American animated musical television series that ran from 1985 to 1988. The series is about record company owner Jerrica Benton, her singer alter-ego Jem, and the adventures of Jem and her ...

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Garbage Pail Kids ''Garbage Pail Kids'' is a series of sticker trading cards produced by the Topps Company, originally released in 1985 and designed to parody the ''Cabbage Patch Kids'' dolls, which were popular at the time. Each sticker card features a Garbage ...

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Topps The Topps Company, Inc. is an American company that manufactures chewing gum, candy, and collectibles. Formerly based in New York City, Topps is best known as a leading producer of American Football Card, American football, Baseball card, baseb ...

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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie ''The Garbage Pail Kids Movie'' is a 1987 American comedy film and an adaptation of the then-popular children's trading cards series of the same name produced, directed, and co-written by Rod Amateau. It was the last film to be directed by Amatea ...

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G.I. Joe ''G.I. Joe'' is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier ( U.S. Army), Ac ...

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Mars Attacks ''Mars Attacks'' is a science fiction-themed trading card series released in 1962 by Topps. The cards feature artwork by science fiction artists Wally Wood and Norman Saunders. The cards form a story arc, which tells of the invasion of Earth by c ...

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Mars Attacks! ''Mars Attacks!'' is a 1996 American science fiction comedy film directed by Tim Burton, who also co-produced it with Larry J. Franco. The screenplay by Jonathan Gems was based on the Topps trading card series of the same name. The film featu ...

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Max Steel Max Steel is a line of action figures produced and owned by the toy company Mattel since 1999. The original figures based on the first TV series were similar to the original 12-inch G.I. Joe toys, consisting almost entirely of different versio ...

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My Pet Monster My Pet Monster is a character that began as a plush doll first produced by American Greetings in 1986. It has horns, blue fur, and a fanged smile, wearing breakaway orange plastic handcuffs. The property was sold to Saban Brands in 2012. Then in 2 ...

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Ouija The ouija ( , ), also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the Latin alphabet, the numbers 0–9, the words "yes", "no", occasionally "hello" and "goodbye", along with various symbols and grap ...

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WowWee WowWee Group Limited, is a privately owned, Hong Kong-based Canadian consumer technology company. History Initially from Canada, the two founding brothers (Richard and Peter Yanofsky) moved to Hong Kong to form the company in 1982, as an independ ...

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'' (2007) ** '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009) ** '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (2011) ** '' Transformers: Age of Extinction'' (2014) ** '' Transformers: The Last Knight'' (2017) ** ''

Bumblebee A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...

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Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

** Thomas & Friends: The Movie (2024)

Animated films based on toys

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Action Man Action Man is an action figure launched in Britain in 1966 by Palitoy as a licensed copy of Hasbro's American "movable fighting man", G.I. Joe. Action Man was originally produced and sold in the United Kingdom and Australia by Palitoy Ltd of Co ...

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Palitoy Palitoy was a British toy company. It manufactured some of the most popular toys in Britain, some original items and others under licence. Its products included Action Man, Action Girl, Action Force, Tiny Tears, Pippa, Tressy, Mainline Model Rail ...

** '' Action Man: Robot Atak'' (2004) - direct-to-video ** ''Action Man: X Missions – The Movie'' (2005) - direct-to-video ** ''Action Man: The Gangrene Code'' (2006) - direct-to-video, Mexico only * ''

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** '' Barbie and the Rockers: Out of this World'' (1987) - television film ** '' Barbie and The Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth'' (1987) - television film ** ''

Barbie in the Nutcracker ''Barbie in the Nutcracker'' is a 2001 computer-animated fantasy film directed by Owen Hurley and written Linda Engelsiepen and Hilary Hinkle from a screenplay by Rob Hudnut. Featuring the voice of Kelly Sheridan as Barbie, it marked the firs ...

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Barbie as Rapunzel ''Barbie as Rapunzel'' is a 2002 computer-animated fairy tale film directed by Owen Hurley. It was released to video and DVD on October 1, 2002, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 24, 2002. The film is the second entry ...

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Barbie of Swan Lake ''Barbie of Swan Lake'' is a 2003 computer-animated fantasy film directed by Owen Hurley. It was released to video and DVD on September 30, 2003, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 16, 2003. Based on the Tchaikovsky ball ...

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Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper ''Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper'' is a 2004 computer-animated musical fantasy film. It was released to video on September 28, 2004, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 14, 2004. This film is the first musical in th ...

'' (2004) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: Fairytopia'' (2005) - direct-to-video ** ''

Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus ''Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus'' is a 2005 computer animation, computer-animated adventure film directed by Greg Richardson and produced by Mattel Entertainment with Mainframe Entertainment. It first premiered on Nickelodeon on September 18, 20 ...

'' (2005) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia'' (2006) - direct-to-video ** ''

The Barbie Diaries ''The Barbie Diaries'' is a 2006 computer-animated motion capture teen drama film directed by Eric Fogel and written by Elise Allen and Laura McCreary which premiered on Nickelodeon on 30 April and on DVD on May 9. The 8th entry in the Barbie fi ...

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Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses ''Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses'' is a 2006 computer-animated dance film. It first premiered on Nickelodeon on September 10, 2006, and it was later released to DVD on September 19. The film was directed by Greg Richardson and loosely based ...

'' (2006) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow'' (2007) - direct-to-video ** ''

Barbie as the Island Princess ''Barbie as the Island Princess'' is a 2007 computer-animated musical film. It was released to DVD on September 18, 2007, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on September 23, 2007. The film is part of the Barbie film series and the se ...

'' (2007) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: Mariposa'' (2008) - direct-to-video ** ''

Barbie and the Diamond Castle ''Barbie & the Diamond Castle'' is a 2008 direct-to-video computer-animated musical film directed by Gino Nichele and produced by Mattel Entertainment Mattel Television is the television production division of American toy and entertainment comp ...

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Barbie in a Christmas Carol ''Barbie in A Christmas Carol'' is a 2008 computer-animated Christmas film directed by William Lau and produced by Mattel Entertainment with Rainmaker Entertainment. It was given a limited theatrical release by Kidtoon Films on November 1, 2008. It ...

'' (2008) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: Thumbelina'' (2009) - direct-to-video ** ''

Barbie and the Three Musketeers ''Barbie and the Three Musketeers'' is a 2009 computer-animated fantasy film. It was released to DVD on September 15, 2009, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 22, 2009. This film is the sixteenth entry in the ''Barbie'' ...

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Barbie in A Mermaid Tale ''Barbie in A Mermaid Tale'' is a 2010 computer-animated adventure film directed by Adam L. Wood and produced by Mattel Entertainment with Rainmaker Entertainment. It was released to DVD on March 9, 2010, and later made its television premiere on ...

'' (2010) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale'' (2010) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: A Fairy Secret'' (2011) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: Princess Charm School'' (2011) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: A Perfect Christmas'' (2011) - direct-to-video ** ''

Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2 ''Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2'' is a 2012 computer-animated fantasy film directed by William Lau and produced by Mattel Entertainment (under the name of ''Barbie Entertainment'') with Rainmaker Entertainment. It was first released to DVD on Februa ...

'' (2012) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar'' (2012) - direct-to-video ** ''

Barbie in the Pink Shoes This article lists all CGI/ computer-animated feature films and streaming television films which form the core component of the multimedia franchising of ''Barbie'', a fashion doll manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel. ...

'' (2013) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: Mariposa & the Fairy Princess'' (2013) - direct-to-video ** ''

Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale This article lists all CGI/computer-animated feature films and streaming television films which form the core component of the multimedia franchising of ''Barbie'', a fashion doll manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel. ...

'' (2013) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: The Pearl Princess'' (2014) - direct-to-video ** ''

Barbie and the Secret Door ''Barbie and the Secret Door'' is a 2014 computer-animated musical fantasy film. It was released to DVD on September 16, 2014, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 23, 2014. This film is the 28th entry in the Barbie film ...

'' (2014) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie in Princess Power'' (2015) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie in Rock 'N Royals'' (2015) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie & Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure'' (2015) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: Spy Squad'' (2016) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: Star Light Adventure'' (2016) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie & Her Sisters in A Puppy Chase'' (2016) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: Video Game Hero'' (2017) - direct-to-video ** '' Barbie: Dolphin Magic'' (2017) - direct-to-video * ''Bayala'' -

Schleich Schleich is a German producer of handpainted toy figurines and accessories. The company is headquartered in Germany. The traditional market for Schleich products is Mainland Europe, with half their sales in Germany. The toys are sold worldwide ...

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Bionicle Bionicle was a line of Lego construction toys, marketed primarily towards 8-to-16-year-olds. The line originally launched in 2001 as a subsidiary of Lego's Technic series. Over the following decade, it became one of Lego's biggest-selling prop ...

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Lego Group Lego A/S (trade name: The Lego Group) is a Danish toy production company based in Billund, Denmark. It manufactures Lego-brand toys, consisting mostly of interlocking plastic bricks. The Lego Group has also built several amusement parks aro ...

** '' Bionicle: Mask of Light'' (2003) - direct-to-video ** '' Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui'' (2004) - direct-to-video ** '' Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows'' (2005) - direct-to-video ** '' Bionicle: The Legend Reborn'' (2009) - direct-to-video * ''

BraveStarr ''BraveStarr'' is an American space Western animated series that aired 65 episodes from September 1987 to February 1988 in syndication. The show was created a year after Mattel had released a line of action figures. ''BraveStarr'' was the last a ...

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** '' Bratz: Starrin' & Stylin''' (2004) - direct-to-video ** ''Bratz: Rock Angelz'' (2005) - direct-to-video ** ''Bratz: Genie Magic'' (2006) - direct-to-video ** ''Bratz: Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz'' (2006) - direct-to-video ** ''Bratz: Fashion Pixiez'' (2007) - direct-to-video ** ''Bratz: Girlz Really Rock'' (2008) - direct-to-video ** ''Bratz: Pampered Petz'' (2010) - direct-to-video ** ''Bratz: Desert Jewelz - Genie Magic 2'' (2012) - direct-to-video ** ''Bratz Go to Paris: The Movie'' (2013) - direct-to-video * ''

Bratz Babyz As a subset of the Bratz line, in which all of the dolls are at infant age, it was titled under the brand name Bratz Babyz. The brand is split into two lines, the regular Bratz Babyz and the Bratz Big Babyz. Bratz Babyz In 2004, the first Bratz Ba ...

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** '' Bratz Babyz: The Movie'' (2006) - direct-to-video ** '' Bratz Super-Babyz'' (2007) - direct-to-video ** ''Bratz Babyz Save Christmas'' (2008) - direct-to-video * ''

Bratz Kidz Bratz Kidz are the child equivalent to the popular Bratz doll line. The dolls are six inches (152.4 mm) tall and are proportioned to be shorter than the normal Bratz. Produced characters Bratz Kidz based on the original Bratz dolls: * ...

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** ''Bratz Kidz: Sleep-Over Adventure'' (2007) - direct-to-video ** ''Bratz Kidz: Fairy Tales'' (2008) - direct-to-video * ''

Candy Land ''Candy Land'' (also ''Candyland'') is a simple racing board game published by Hasbro. The game requires no reading and minimal counting skills, making it suitable for young children. No strategy is involved as players are never required to ma ...

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Milton Bradley Milton Bradley (November 8, 1836 – May 30, 1911) was an American business magnate, game pioneer and publisher, credited by many with launching the board game industry, with his eponymous enterprise, which was purchased by Hasbro in 1984, and ...

** '' Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure'' (2005) - direct-to-video * ''

Care Bears Care Bears are multi-colored bears, originally painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. In 1983, the characters were turned into plush teddy bears. The characters headlined their own televisi ...

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The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland ''The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland'' is a 1987 animated musical fantasy film and the third theatrically released film in the Care Bears franchise. It was released in the United States and Canada on August 7, 1987, by Cineplex Odeon Films, a ...

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Care Bears Nutcracker Suite ''Care Bears Nutcracker Suite'' is an animated television film featuring the Care Bears characters. Produced by the Canadian animation studio Nelvana in 1988, it is loosely based on The Nutcracker, the 1892 ''Nutcracker'' ballet by Pyotr Ilyich T ...

'' (1988) - television film ** '' Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot'' (2004) - direct-to-video ** ''

The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie ''The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie'' is a 2005 computer-animated musical fantasy film, produced by Nelvana Limited and released by Lions Gate Home Entertainment. Directed by Larry Jacobs and Ron Pitts, and written by Jeffrey Alan Schechter, the fi ...

'' (2005) - direct-to-video ** '' Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!'' (2007) ** '' Care Bears: Share Bear Shines'' (2010) - direct-to-video ** '' Care Bears: The Giving Festival'' (2010) - direct-to-video ** ''Care Bears to the Rescue Movie'' (2010) ** ''Care Bears: A Belly Badge for Wonderheart'' (2013) - direct-to-video * '' Enchantimals'' -

** ''Enchantimals: Finding Home'' (2017) * ''

Ever After High ''Ever After High'' is a fashion doll franchise released by Mattel in July 2013. It is a companion line to the ''Monster High'' dolls, with the characters being based upon characters from well-known fairy tales and fantasy stories instead of m ...

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** '' G.I. Joe: The Movie'' (1987) - direct-to-video ** '' G.I. Joe: Spy Troops'' (2003) - direct-to-video ** '' G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom'' (2004) - direct-to-video * ''

Gobots GoBots is a line of transforming robot toys produced by Tonka from 1983 to 1987, similar to Hasbro's Transformers (toy line), Transformers. Although initially a separate and competing line of toys, Tonka's Gobots became the intellectual property ...

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Tonka Tonka is an American producer of toy trucks. The company is known for making steel toy models of construction type trucks and machinery. Maisto International, which makes diecast vehicles, acquired the rights to use the Tonka name in a line of ...

** '' GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords'' (1986) * ''

Hero Factory A Lego theme is a product line of Lego construction toys produced by The Lego Group based on a central concept. Before 1978, Lego produced several construction sets with common themes, but they were not necessarily branded as part of a single seri ...

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** '' Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies'' (2010) - video release of ''

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Herself the Elf Herself the Elf was a franchise line for young girls similar to Strawberry Shortcake. It was created by American Greetings (through its "Those Characters From Cleveland" research-and-development unit). It included a series of dolls from Mattel, an ...

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Tomy is a Japanese entertainment company that makes children's toys and merchandise. It was created from a merger on March 1st 2006 of two companies: Tomy (founded in 1924 as Tomiyama, changing the name to Tomy in 1963) and long-time rival Tak ...

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** '' Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party'' (2005) - direct-to-video ** '' Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes'' (2006) - direct-to-video ** ''Holly Hobbie and Friends: Secret Adventures'' (2007) - direct-to-video ** ''Holly Hobbie and Friends: Best Friends Forever'' (2007) - direct-to-video ** ''Holly Hobbie and Friends: Fabulous Fashion Show'' (2008) - direct-to-video ** ''Holly Hobbie and Friends: Marvelous Makeover'' (2009) - direct-to-video * ''

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Hot Wheels World Race ''Hot Wheels: World Race'' is a 2003 Computer animation, computer-animated Sports film, sports action film based on the ''Hot Wheels'' television series ''Hot Wheels: Highway 35 – World Race'' that premiered on Cartoon Network from July 12 to Aug ...

'' (2003) - direct-to-video ** '' Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: Ignition'' (2005) - direct-to-video ** '' Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: Speed of Silence'' (2005) - direct-to-video ** '' Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: Breaking Point'' (2005) - direct-to-video ** '' Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: The Ultimate Race'' (2005) - direct-to-video ** '' Team Hot Wheels: The Origin of Awesome!'' (2014) *

Lego Lego ( , ; stylized as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys that are manufactured by The Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of variously colored interlocking ...

** '' Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers'' (2010) - direct-to-video ** ''

'' (2014) ** '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League'' (2015) - direct-to-video ** '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom'' (2015) - direct-to-video ** '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash'' (2016) - direct-to-video ** ''

Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood ''Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood ''is a 2016 computer-animated comedy mystery film. It is the twenty-sixth entry in the direct-to-video series of ''Scooby-Doo'' films, and the first based on the Scooby-Doo brand of Lego. The first trailer was ...

'' (2016) - direct-to-video ** '' Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Gotham City Breakout'' (2016) - direct-to-video ** ''

The Lego Batman Movie ''The Lego Batman Movie'' is a 2017 computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group, DC Entertainment, RatPac Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Dan Lin's Lin Pictures, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's Lord Miller Pro ...

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The Lego Ninjago Movie ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' is a 2017 computer-animated martial arts comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group, RatPac Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Lin Pictures, Lord Miller Productions, and Vertigo Entertainment, and distributed by Wa ...

'' (2017) ** '' The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'' (2019) * Lionel

toy train A toy train is a toy that represents a train. It is distinguished from a model train by an emphasis on low cost and durability, rather than scale modeling. A toy train can be as simple as a toy that can run on a track, or it might be operated b ...

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model railroads Railway modelling (UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale. The scale models include locomotives, rolling stock, streetcars, ...

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** '' Max Steel: Endangered Species'' (2004) - direct-to-video ** '' Max Steel: Forces of Nature'' (2005) - direct-to-video ** '' Max Steel: Countdown'' (2006) - direct-to-video ** '' Max Steel: Dark Rival'' (2007) - direct-to-video ** '' Max Steel: Bio Crisis'' (2008) - direct-to-video ** '' Max Steel vs. The Mutant Menace'' (2009) - direct-to-video ** '' Max Steel vs. The Toxic Legion'' (2010) - direct-to-video * ''

Mega Bloks Mega Brands Inc. (formerly Mega Bloks Inc. and Ritvik Holdings) is a Canadian children's toy company currently owned by Mattel. Mega Bloks, a line of construction set toys, is its most popular product. Its other brands include Mega Construx, Mega ...

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Mega Brands Mega Brands Inc. (formerly Mega Bloks Inc. and Ritvik Holdings) is a Canadian children's toy company currently owned by Mattel. Mega Bloks, a line of construction set toys, is its most popular product. Its other brands include Mega Construx, Mega ...

** '' Dragons: Fire and Ice'' (2004) - direct-to-video ** '' Dragons II: The Metal Ages'' (2005) - television film *''

Mini 4WD is a powered toy car generally 1:32 in scale equipped with 4WD. The cars can be used for miniature auto racing, being built to race around a U-shaped track. History The Mini 4WD originated in Japan in 1982, when toy manufacturer Tamiya intr ...

'' - Tamiya **'' Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP: Bousou Mini 4WD Daitsuiseki'' (1997) * ''

Monster High Monster High is an American multimedia-supported fashion doll franchise created by toy designer Garrett Sander and launched by Mattel in 2010. Aimed at children aged 7 to 14, the franchise features characters inspired by monster movies, sci-fi ...

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** '' Monster High: Ghouls Rule'' (2012) - television film ** '' Monster High: 13 Wishes'' (2013) - television film ** '' Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action!'' (2014) - television film ** '' Monster High: Freaky Fusion'' (2014) - television film ** '' Monster High: Haunted'' (2015) - television film ** '' Monster High: Boo York, Boo York'' (2015) - direct-to-video ** '' Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef'' (2016) - direct-to-video ** '' Welcome to Monster High'' (2016) ** '' Monster High: Electrified'' (2017) - direct-to-video ** '' Monster High: Happy Howlidays, Ghouls'' (2017) - direct-to-video * ''

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My Scene My Scene (stylized in all lowercase) is an American series of fashion dolls that Mattel released in 2002. They were discontinued in the US in 2008, and worldwide in 2011. Mattel's Barbie character is one of the dolls in the toy line. The My Scene ...

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My Scene Goes Hollywood ''My Scene Goes Hollywood: The Movie'' is a 2005 American animated romantic comedy film based on Mattel's line of My Scene dolls. It features Barbie and American singer and actress Lindsay Lohan, who plays herself. It is the third feature with the ...

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Playmobil Playmobil () is a German line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group (Geobra Brandstätter GmbH & Co KG), headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany. The signature Playmobil toy is a tall (1:24 scale) human figure with a smiling face. A wide range ...

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Brandstätter Group Brandstätter Group (geobra Brandstätter GmbH & Co. KG) is a German company, headquartered in Zirndorf, Bavaria. The group is composed of toy company Playmobil, Playmobil 1.2.3 Ltd, Inmold Ltd, Hob Electronics Ltd, Hob Components Ltd, HOB Inc ...

** ''Playmobil: The Secret of Pirate Island'' (2009) - direct-to-video ** '' Playmobil: The Movie'' (2019) * ''

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Bluebird Toys Bluebird Toys plc was a British toy company. They are responsible for the Polly Pocket brand, Havok wargame and Disney Tiny Collection. Previous toy lines include Manta Force, Oh Penny, the British version of Oh Jenny from Matchbox Toys, Mig ...

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PollyWorld ''PollyWorld'' is a 2006 animated comedy film from Universal Studios, based on the Polly Pocket toy franchise. It is the third Polly Pocket movie. It is preceded by ''Lunar Eclipse'' and '' 2 Cool at the Pocket Plaza''. This is the only feature- ...

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** '' The Pound Puppies'' (1985) - television film ** ''

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Princess of Power Princess of Power (sometimes abbreviated as POP and informally referred to as ''She-Ra'', after the lead heroine) is a toyline created by Mattel. Among others, it features the characters of She-Ra and Catra on planet She-Ra: Princess of Power, Et ...

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Rescue Heroes Rescue Heroes are a line of action figures targeted towards Preschool age children, released by Fisher-Price. The line was first introduced in 1997, depicting various rescue personnel, such as firefighters, police officers, and construction worke ...

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** '' Rescue Heroes: The Movie'' (2003) - direct-to-video * ''

Robotix ''Robotix'' is a 1985 American animated series based on the original Milton Bradley toyline of the same name featured on the '' Super Sunday'' programming block. The toyline is of the construction type that includes motors, wheels and pincers an ...

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** '' Robotix: The Movie'' (1987) - televised shorts released as direct-to-video feature * ''

Shopkins Real Littles, formerly and also called Shopkins, are a range of tiny, collectable toys manufactured by Moose Toys. Based on grocery store items, each plastic figure has a recognisable face and unique name. They also have special finishes like t ...

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Moose Toys Moose Toys (or Moose Enterprises or Moose Creative Management Pty Ltd or The Moose Group) is an Australian-owned toy design, development and distribution company founded in 1985. Moose is headquartered in Australia, has over 600 staff and dist ...

** '' Shopkins: Chef Club'' (2016) - direct-to-video ** '' Shopkins: World Vacation'' (2017) - direct-to-video ** '' Shopkins: Wild'' (2018) - direct-to-video * ''

Star Fairies ''Star Fairies'' was a doll toy series of the 1980s made by the Tonka company. The dolls had different costumes and personalities. Star Fairies was adapted into a televised special, made by Hanna-Barbera in 1985. Family Home Entertainment released ...

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Playmates Toys Playmates Toys Limited is a Hong Kong toy company. The company was founded in Hong Kong in 1966 by Sam Chan as Playmates Industrial, manufacturing dolls for other companies. In 1975, Playmates began marketing their own line of pre-school toys, ...

** '' Strawberry Shortcake: The Sweet Dreams Movie'' (2006) ** '' Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Blossom Festival'' (2007) - theatrically released episodes of ''

'' ** '' Strawberry Shortcake: Let's Dance'' (2007) - theatrically released episodes of ''Strawberry Shortcake'' ** '' Strawberry Shortcake: Rockaberry Roll'' (2008) - theatrically released episodes of ''Strawberry Shortcake'' ** '' The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit'' (2009) - direct-to-video ** ''Strawberry Shortcake: The Glimmerberry Ball Movie'' (2010) - direct-to-video * '' Tonka Trucks'' -

** ''Tonka Tough Truck Adventures: The Biggest Show on Wheels'' (2004) - direct-to-video * ''

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** '' The Transformers: The Movie'' (1986) ** '' Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising'' (2013) - television film *

Troll doll A Troll Doll (Danish: ''Gjøltrold'') is a type of plastic doll with furry up-combed hair depicting a troll, also known as a Dam doll after their creator Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam. The inspiration came from trolls in old Scandinavian folklore. ...

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DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA, also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios and simply known as DreamWorks) is an American animation studio that produces animated films and television programs and is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, a division ...

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Trolls A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human bei ...

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Trolls World Tour ''Trolls World Tour'' (often named as ''Trolls 2: World Tour'') is a 2020 American computer-animated musical comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, based on the Good Luck Trolls dolls created by ...

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Uglydoll Uglydoll is a brand based upon a series of plush toys created by Sun-Min Kim. The toy line and brand began as an idea from a long-distance letter exchanges between the creators David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. The Uglydoll line was launched on ...

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STX Entertainment STX Entertainment is a mini-major American entertainment and media company. Founded in March 2014 by film producer Robert Simonds, the studio produces film, television, and digital media projects. In April 2020, STX announced that it would merg ...

** '' UglyDolls'' (2019) * Various classic toys in

Pixar Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, Californi ...

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Toy Story ''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The first installment in the '' Toy Story ...

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Toy Story 2 ''Toy Story 2'' is a 1999 American computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The second installment in the Toy Story (franchise), ''Toy Story'' franchise and the sequel to ''Toy Story'' (1995), it wa ...

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Toy Story 3 ''Toy Story 3'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the third installment in the ''Toy Story'' series and the sequel to ''Toy Story 2'' (1999). It was d ...

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Toy Story 4 ''Toy Story 4'' is a 2019 American computer-animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the fourth installment in Pixar's ''Toy Story'' series and the sequel to ''Toy Story 3'' ( ...

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Live-action films based on toys

Animated films based on toys

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