Babes in Toyland

1986 • 95 min • Family · Fantasy · TV Movie · Adventure

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Synopsis

11-year-old Lisa has no time for toys; she's too busy taking care of her siblings and cooking for her mother. During the Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa travels to Toyland in Wizard of Oz-like fashion and arrives just in time for a wedding. Young Mary Contrary is about to marry mean, old Barnaby Barnacle, despite the fact that she loves Jack Be Nimble. Lisa tries to stop this terrible wedding and, together with her new friends, discovers that Barnaby wants to take over Toyland. Lisa, Mary, Jack, and Georgie Porgie ask the Toymaster for help, but he can't help them as long as Lisa doesn't truly believe in toys.

Our family guide

Best from age 6

Movie Knight Score

98 reviews

55 Audience · 98 · 100%

An 11-year-old girl is whisked away to magical Toyland during a Christmas Eve blizzard. She teams up with classic nursery rhyme characters to stop the wicked Barnaby Barnacle from taking over Toyland and forcing a wedding. It’s a whimsical musical adventure about believing in wonder.

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

Heads up

Some peril when characters are captured
The villain can be a bit menacing
Scenes with magical transformation effects

What it models well

Believing in magic and wonder
Helping others
Teamwork and friendship
Standing up to bullies

Talk about it after

The power of imagination
Why Barnaby acts so mean
The importance of honesty

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