My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games
Seen it?2015 | 72 min | Animation, Music, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 12 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Canterlot High meets its rival school, Crystal Prep Academy, in a competition that’s a long-standing tradition – The Friendship Games. Sunset Shimmer is tasked with keeping magic out of the games to avoid the appearance of impropriety while she and her friends compete against Crystal Prep’s top students led by someone with an equal amount of interest in Equestrian magic – this world’s TWILIGHT SPARKLE.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesSolid
7.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$223K worldwide; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 33K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
More like this
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks Weeknight WatchFrom the same My Little Pony: Equestria Girls series, though it's more of a weeknight watch.
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Sunday Safe BetAnother animated story, and a safe bet for a quiet night.
Barbie and the Diamond Castle Weeknight WatchAnother animated story, though it's more of a weeknight watch.
Trolls World Tour Weeknight WatchAnother family film, though it's more of a weeknight watch.
Belle's Magical World
Monday Morning MaybeAnother animated story. Fair warning: it's a Monday Morning Maybe.
Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks
Cast & crew
Directed by Ishi Rudell
- Tara StrongSci-Twi / Midnight Sparkle / Twilight Sparkle (voice)
- Rebecca ShoichetSunset Shimmer (voice) / Sci-Twi (singing voice)
- Ashleigh BallApplejack / Rainbow Dash (voice)
- Andrea LibmanPinkie Pie / Fluttershy / Bon Bon (voice)
- Tabitha St. GermainRarity / Vice Principal Luna (voice)
- Cathy WeseluckSpike (voice)
- Iris QuinnPrincipal Abacus Cinch (voice)
- Nicole OliverPrincipal Celestia (voice)
- Britt McKillipDean Cadance (voice)
- Vincent TongFlash Sentry / Bus Driver (voice)