My Little Pony: Equestria Girls

The magic of friendship never changes.

2013 • 72 min • Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · Music

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Synopsis

Via a magic mirror, Twilight Sparkle travels into an alternate universe in order to recover a crown that was stolen from the Crystal Empire. Upon her arrival she is horrified to learn that she has turned into a human.

Our family guide

Best from age 5

Movie Knight Score

311 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
75 Audience · 310 · 49%

Princess Twilight Sparkle journeys through a magic mirror to an alternate world where she becomes human to retrieve her stolen crown. She discovers the challenges of high school and makes new friends, learning about friendship in a whole new way.

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

Heads up

Some moments of magical conflict
Slightly awkward social situations

What it models well

Friendship and teamwork
Acceptance and empathy
Overcoming challenges

Talk about it after

How to make new friends in unfamiliar situations
Understanding different perspectives
The importance of honesty and trust

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Top billed cast

Director: Jayson Thiessen • Crew: Meghan McCarthy

Trailers & clips

MLP: Equestria Girls - Official Movie Trailer (2013)

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
Okay, first off, one should really just watch this as part of "Friendship is Magic." On its own, it would lose a huge amount of the fun and, well, most plot context. That said: It is a nice movie, as silly-cute fun as the regular show, clearly written by the same people. I'm still not a fan of the human designs, the animations are kinda mixed, and the end fight was sadly very deus-ex-machina-y cut s...
BryanGreyson, TMDB Community