Barbie

Technical sheet

Original title Barbie

Year 2023

Country United States

Language English

Duration 114 minutes

Budget $145,000,000

Raise $356 222 044

Director Greta Gerwig

Production Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner, David Heyman, Ynon KreizJosey, McNamara

Script Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach

Cast Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Emma Mackey, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Dua Lipa, Kate McKinnon, Helen Mirren, Alexandra Shipp, Ariana Greenblatt, Will Ferrell, Connor Swindells, Rhea Perlman, Nicola Coughlan, Michael Cera, Ritu Arya, Emerald Fennell, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Jamie Demetriou, Marisa Abela, Ncuti Gatwa, Hari Nef, Issa Rae, Patrick Luwis, Sharon Rooney, Caroline Wilde, Scott Evans, McKenna Roberts, Hannah Khalique- Brown, Ana Kayne, Luke Mullen, Tony Noto, Deb Hiett, Oraldo Austin, Oliver Vaquer, Kathryn Akin, Ramzan Miah.

Music Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt

Photography Rodrigo Prieto

Costumes Jacqueline Durran

Companies Warner Bros, Heyday Films, LuckyChap Entertainment, Mattel Films

Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre Comedy, Fantasy | Satire

Groups Barbie

Based on Mattel Barbie

Synopsis of Barbie the movie

A doll that lives in 'Barbieland' is expelled to the real world for not being perfect enough. Based on the popular Mattel Barbie doll. If you want to see the full plot, keep reading (contains spoiler).

Trailer presentation of Barbie the movie

Barbie the Movie Trailer

Full plot

The stereotypical Barbie ("Barbie") and her companions reside in Barbieland, a matriarchal society populated by different versions of Barbies, Kens, and a group of discontinued models, who are treated as weird due to their unconventional features. While the Kens spend their days playing on the beach, considering it their profession, the Barbies hold prestigious jobs such as doctors, lawyers, and politicians. Beach Ken ("Ken") is only happy when he is away. He meets Barbie and seeks a closer relationship, but Barbie rejects him in favor of other female activities and friendships.

One night at a dance party, Barbie suddenly feels worried about death. Overnight, she develops bad breath, cellulite and flat feet, which disrupts her usual routines the next day. The weird Barbie, outcast because of her disfigurement, tells her she must find the boy who plays with her in the real world to cure her afflictions. Ken stows away in his convertible to accompany her, to which Barbie agrees, scolding.

Upon arriving at Venice Beach, Barbie hits a man for groping her, resulting in her and Ken's brief arrest. Alarmed by his presence, the CEO of Mattel orders his recapture. Barbie locates her owner, a teenager named Sasha, who criticizes her for promoting unrealistic standards of beauty. Heartbroken, Barbie discovers that Gloria, a Mattel employee and Sasha's mother, catalyzed the crime. inadvertently causing her existential crisis after Gloria started playing with Sasha's old Barbie toys in a similar state. Mattel tries to put Barbie in a toy box to remake her, but she escapes with the help of Gloria and Sasha and the three travel to Barbieland with Mattel executives in pursuit.

Meanwhile, Ken learns about the patriarchal system and feels respected for the first time. Back in Barbieland, he convinces the other Kens to take charge, and the Barbies are indoctrinated into submissive roles, such as agreeable girlfriends, housewives, and maids. Barbie arrives and tries unsuccessfully to convince Ken and the other Barbies to go back to how they were before. She becomes depressed, but Gloria gives an inspiring speech about society's contradictory expectations of women, which restores Barbie's self-confidence. same.

With the help of Sasha, Weird Barbie, Allan and the discontinued dolls, Gloria's speeches deprogram the Barbies from their indoctrination. The Barbies manipulate the Kens into fighting each other, distracting them from the enshrinement of male superiority in the Barbieland constitution, and the Barbies regain power. Having experienced systemic oppression firsthand, the Barbies decide to rectify the flaws of their previous society, emphasizing in better treatment of the Kens and all the marginalized.

Barbie and Ken apologize to each other, acknowledging their mistakes. Ken laments that he has no meaning without Barbie, so Barbie encourages him to find an autonomous identity. Barbie, still unsure of her own identity, encounters the spirit of Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel and creator of the Barbie doll, who explains that Barbie's story has no fixed ending and that Its history, in constant evolution, surpasses its roots.

She decides to become human and return to the real world, and is fired by the Barbies, the Kens and the Mattel executives. Some time later, her husband Gloria and Sasha take Barbie, now called "Barbara Handler," to her first appointment with the gynecologist.

Soundtrack

The Soundtrack of the movie “Barbie” has been released under the title “Barbie: The Album”.

• “Pink” - Lizzo
• “Dance the Night” - Dua Lipa
• “Barbie World” - Nicki Minaj e Ice Spice with Aqua
• “Speed Drive” - Charli XCX
• “Watati” - Karol G ft. Aldo Ranks
• “Man I Am” - Sam Smith
• “Journey to the Real World” - Tame Impala
• “I’m Just Ken” - Ryan Gosling
• “Hey Blondie” - Dominic Fike
• “Home” - Haim
• “What Was I Made For?” - Billie Eilish
• “Forever & Again” - The Kid Laroi
• “Silver Platter” - Khalid
• “Angel” - PinkPantheress
• “Butterflies” - Gayle
• “Choose Your Fighter” - Ava Max
• “Barbie Dreams” - Space Primates