Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper
2004 · 86 min · Director: William Lau
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In her first animated musical featuring seven original songs, Barbie comes to life in this modern re-telling of a classic tale of mistaken identity and the power of friendship. Based on the story by Mark Twain, Barbie as The Princess and The Pauper features Barbie in an exciting dual role as a princess and a poor village girl - two girls who look amazingly alike. The girls' paths are fated to cross when Princess Anneliese is captured and Erika, her look-alike, must try to save her. Can Erika pretend to be the Princess and foil her captor, the evil Preminger? And what of the handsome King Dominick, who falls in love with Erika, mistaking her for Princess Anneliese? In this magical musical performance, two beautiful, adventurous girls dare to follow their dreams and discover that destiny is written in a very special place: your heart.
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Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Happiness 35%, Humor 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Happiness35%
- Humor25%
- Love15%
- Excitement15%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Happiness, Humor, Love. Genres: Comedy, Musical, Animation. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Happiness, Humor and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Hope
- Humor
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Hope | Humor | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Hope | 45 % | 40 % | 27 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Hope | 51 % | 35 % | 35 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 53 % | 26 % | 39 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Hope | 51 % | 36 % | 31 % | 26 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Hope | 56 % | 40 % | 39 % | 35 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 61 % | 23 % | 49 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 61 % | 20 % | 45 % | 13 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 57 % | 31 % | 48 % | 9 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 59 % | 30 % | 53 % | 5 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 61 % | 28 % | 49 % | 5 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Humor | 55 % | 35 % | 43 % | 15 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Hope | 56 % | 44 % | 36 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Love | 69 % | 41 % | 28 % | 53 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 76 % | 24 % | 19 % | 38 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 75 % | 18 % | 18 % | 25 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 71 % | 31 % | 25 % | 26 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 75 % | 46 % | 32 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Hope | 81 % | 59 % | 39 % | 54 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Love | 79 % | 66 % | 33 % | 56 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Hope | 73 % | 68 % | 15 % | 32 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
King Dominick (singing voice)
Minister (voice)
Narrator
End Song (singing voice)
Details
- Directed by
- William Lau
- Written by
- Cliff Ruby, Elana Lesser
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Country
- USA, Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Happiness
- Data updated
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