Movie Profile: BARBIE
| Attribute | Details |
| Title | Barbie |
| Release Date | July 21, 2023 (United States) |
| Director | Greta Gerwig (Little Women, Lady Bird) |
| Writers | Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach |
| Producers | David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Robbie Brenner |
| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy |
| Runtime | 114 minutes |
| Box Office | $1.446 billion (Highest-grossing film of 2023) |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Lead Cast |
• Margot Robbie (Stereotypical Barbie) • Ryan Gosling (Beach Ken) • America Ferrera (Gloria) • Ariana Greenblatt (Sasha) • Kate McKinnon (Weird Barbie) • Issa Rae (President Barbie) • Will Ferrell (CEO of Mattel) • Simu Liu (Tourist Ken) • Helen Mirren (Narrator) |
| Accolades & Honors |
• Academy Awards (2024): Won Best Original Song (“What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish); 8 Nominations including Best Picture • Golden Globes (2024): Won Cinematic and Box Office Achievement & Best Original Song |
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Plot Overview
In the colorful, matrilineal matriarchy of Barbieland, Stereotypical Barbie (Margot Robbie) and a diverse array of other Barbies and Kens enjoy idyllic daily routines. However, Barbie suffers a sudden existential crisis—experiencing uncharacteristic thoughts of mortality, flat feet, and cellulite.
Guided by Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon), Barbie must travel into the Real World to find the human playing with her whose emotions are altering her physical state. Her enamored companion Beach Ken (Ryan Gosling) stows away for the journey. Arriving in modern-day Los Angeles, Barbie locates her owner, Mattel employee Gloria (America Ferrera), and her cynical teenage daughter Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt).
While Barbie struggles with the harsh social realities and existential pressures facing real human women, Ken discovers the concept of patriarchy. Inspired, Ken returns to Barbieland ahead of her, indoctrinates the other Kens, and transforms the feminist utopia into a male-dominated “Kendom.” Barbie, Gloria, and Sasha must return to Barbieland to deprogram the brainwashed Barbies, dismantle the Kendom, and help both Barbies and Kens discover their individual identities.
