A Troll in Central Park

Believe in Yourself and You Can Do Anything!

1994 • 75 min • Fantasy · Animation · Science Fiction · Family

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Synopsis

A friendly troll with a magic green thumb grows one flower too many for the queen, whose laws require all trolls to be mean ugly and scare humans whenever possible. As a punishment, he is exiled to a world of concrete, where he should live a life of proper trolldom: Manhattan.

Our family guide

Best from age 4

Movie Knight Score

157 reviews

50 Audience · 157 · 100%

Stanley, a kind-hearted troll who loves flowers, is exiled from his magical kingdom to New York City by the villainous Queen Gnorga. He befriends two human children who help him navigate this new world and stand up against the Queen’s dark magic.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 3/10

Heads up

The villainous queen and her powers can be menacing for younger viewers.
Characters are sometimes shown in peril, though it resolves positively.

What it models well

Kindness triumphs
Empathy and friendship
Environmental appreciation

Talk about it after

Why is being different sometimes hard for others to accept?
What makes a true friend?
How can we protect nature, even in a big city?

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