Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

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Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

G

Released Nov 15, 1985

1h 24m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Animation

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The greed of a princess who wants control of a planet threatens Rainbow's mission to bring joy to the world.

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Robert Blau

Chicago Tribune

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer is not an especially imaginative tale, and the animation is at times lifeless.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 26, 2013

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Michael Blowen

Boston Globe

So incompetently crafted that it makes the Saturday-morning cartoons seem like Disney classics.

Mar 18, 2013

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Wherever she goes, she leaves a rainbow trail. As a matter of fact, the film has rainbows everywhere. I stopped counting at 247 or so.

Rated: 1/5

May 20, 2003

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

An exemplar of the state of children animation from that era if I ever saw one. Not a compliment, that.

Rated: 3/10

Dec 4, 2016

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Noisy, subpar cartoon adventure with lots of peril.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 17, 2014

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TV Guide

The animation is wretched, and the whole thing is so sickly sweet as to be almost nauseating.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 18, 2013

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a a

This movie had a huge impact on my childhood. It gave me hope and inspiration as a young person. There's nothing like a film featuring an 80s animated icon to pump up children's emotions and show them that anything is possible! Just believe in yourself and do what's right!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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B G

This movie is nostalgia gold! So many fun characters, catchy songs and a decent plot. This franchise is just waiting for a re-boot!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/24

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Brooke H

Classic!! Magical and well done for and old movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/05/23

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Erin

I lived this movie as a kid and I still love to watch it with my kids. It was magical and sweet. It has good lessons and friendship. I wanted her horse rainbow so bad! Still a classic good childhood memory.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Just watched last night. Stunning backgrounds and effects. Fantastic animation (Starlight always was a stunner). As you expect most of the voices and music are terrible but the main characters and main songs are awesome. The plot is insane, the pacing is poor (slow sections drag), the villains mustache-twirling. Who cares? It's a GORGEOUS film with THREE flying horces (one of which sings and talks and another which talks...and is a jet-powered robot), and two kid protagonists with magical color and crystal powers (via wrist-mounted crystal gun) who take on the maniacal princess who wants to steal the diamond though which all light in the universe passes. It's fantasy but actually more sci-fi/fantasy this time around and between the laser guns, crystal gun, rainbow power, flying horses, chases, escapes, infiltrating a space castle, and insanely catchy main musical themes and breathtaking art and animation it's hard not o adore this film if you are a fan of 80's films and animation. It clearly had a massive budget bump from the TV show.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

If you liked Rainbow Brite as a child, or if you like insane children's movies from the 80s, you will love this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Synopsis

The greed of a princess who wants control of a planet threatens Rainbow's mission to bring joy to the world.

Director: Bernard Deyriès, Kimio Yabuki
Producer: Jean Chalopin, Andy Heyward, Victor Villegas
Screenwriter: Jean Chalopin, Howard R. Cohen
Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 15, 1985, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.8M
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Surround

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