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Secret of the Wings

  • 2012
  • G
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
15K
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Secret of the Wings (2012)
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Computer AnimationFairy TaleAnimationFamilyFantasy

Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie ... Read allTinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.

  • Directors
    • Bobs Gannaway
    • Peggy Holmes
  • Writers
    • Bobs Gannaway
    • Peggy Holmes
    • Ryan Rowe
  • Stars
    • Mae Whitman
    • Lucy Hale
    • Timothy Dalton
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Bobs Gannaway
      • Peggy Holmes
    • Writers
      • Bobs Gannaway
      • Peggy Holmes
      • Ryan Rowe
    • Stars
      • Mae Whitman
      • Lucy Hale
      • Timothy Dalton
    • 32User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Secret Of The Wings: Fairy Fashion With Ken Peaves: Iridessa (French Subtitled)
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    Secret Of The Wings: Fairy Fashion With Ken Peaves: Iridessa (French Subtitled)

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    Top cast24

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    Mae Whitman
    Mae Whitman
    • Tinker Bell
    • (voice)
    Lucy Hale
    Lucy Hale
    • Periwinkle
    • (voice)
    Timothy Dalton
    Timothy Dalton
    • Lord Milori
    • (voice)
    Jeff Bennett
    Jeff Bennett
    • Dewey
    • (voice)
    • …
    Lucy Liu
    Lucy Liu
    • Silvermist
    • (voice)
    Raven-Symoné
    Raven-Symoné
    • Iridessa
    • (voice)
    Megan Hilty
    Megan Hilty
    • Rosetta
    • (voice)
    Pamela Adlon
    Pamela Adlon
    • Vidia
    • (voice)
    Angela Bartys
    • Fawn
    • (voice)
    Matt Lanter
    Matt Lanter
    • Sled
    • (voice)
    Debby Ryan
    Debby Ryan
    • Spike
    • (voice)
    Grey Griffin
    Grey Griffin
    • Gliss
    • (voice)
    • (as Grey DeLisle)
    Rob Paulsen
    Rob Paulsen
    • Bobble
    • (voice)
    Jane Horrocks
    Jane Horrocks
    • Fairy Mary
    • (voice)
    Jodi Benson
    Jodi Benson
    • Healing Fairy
    • (voice)
    Kari Wahlgren
    Kari Wahlgren
    • Receptionist
    • (voice)
    Thomas Lennon
    Thomas Lennon
    • Reading Fairy
    • (voice)
    Ben Diskin
    Ben Diskin
    • Glacier Fairy
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Bobs Gannaway
      • Peggy Holmes
    • Writers
      • Bobs Gannaway
      • Peggy Holmes
      • Ryan Rowe
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    User reviews32

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    9Animany94

    Visually stunning and heartfelt.

    Tinkerbell is not all alone in the sunny Pixie Hollow. Well, she never was, but here she sees an opportunity to come to another part of the Hollow where it is winter.

    There she discovers unknown things about herself and a mysterious happening called 'sparkling wings' which lead to great character interactions and animated sequences not unlike Disney's at the time upcoming Frozen.

    When I see movies like this I wonder why they do not get a wide theatrical release, because they are sooo good! This one and The Great Fairy Rescue made it to a release with the latter appearing in UK and Ireland theaters, but yeah, the former only a limited US release.

    Check it out, it's on par with some of the earlier theatrical movies by Disney.
    8TheLittleSongbird

    Charming with beautiful visuals

    I did enjoy the previous Tinkerbell films, so I watched Tinkerbell and the Secret of the Wings knowing what to expect and hoping it would be as good as the others. And it was. From an adult standpoint, maybe the story is a touch too simplistic and some of the dialogue cheesy(and I have to admit I did find them so at times). This said, the story is also cute and charming with a well-intentioned message, and the main target audience I doubt are going to care too much about what the dialogue is like. Moving on to the many positives about Secret of the Wings, I'll start with the animation, which is really beautiful, full of colour and sparkle. I'd go as far to say that of the Tinkerbell movies, and all of them are well-animated in my opinion, Secret of the Wings is the loveliest from a visual standpoint. The soundtrack is sweet, breezy and unobtrusive, which suits the tone of the story very well. The characters are still likable and engaging, also ones that anybody in the right mindset will relate to. And that is instead of going around saying that it's for "little girls", an irritating stereotype that helps to give the Tinkerbell movies and others movies an undeservedly, I feel, bad rap. They are also very well voiced, Timothy Dalton and Anjelica Huston(the latter being one of my favourite actresses) both do great jobs and gives older audiences to the main target audience at least one reason to watch without prejudice. Overall, a charming and beautifully animated. 8/10 Bethany Cox
    10alon-tal

    Good movie for kids

    We took our 3.5 year old daughter and a friend of hers to see the movie and they enjoyed it very much. It's good to see a movie with no villain and evil antagonists, and much like the previous Tinkerbell movies we saw before (on TV) this movie is a great joy for little kids. I see its currently low ratings in IMDb and it bugs me that people are rating children movies as if they were meant for adults... Yeah, for me and my wife the movie was pretty simplistic (don't go to see it without the kids :)) but for children it was excellent. Good graphics and great visuals, Good story, No scary things for young children, Not too long for children to sit through, Includes famous beloved character and characters from previous movies. a clear 10/10
    8rscampb

    An adult that liked this movie

    I saw this on TV so I missed out on the sound and feel of a Theater viewing. And I think that that is a sad thing. The graphics are great on the small screen so they must be amazing on the big.

    The story was very good, though (for grown-ups) a bit predictable. Basically Tinker Bell (a warm weather fairy) wants to cross the border to the winter realm, which is against the rules. Similarly a Winter Fairy wants to see the warm realm. When these two get together the typical Tinker Bell problems ensue requiring fairies from both realms to come together to fix.

    For the adults this is escapist entertainment with a mild political overtone. For the kids this is great entertainment with friendship, action, some adventure and just a touch of learning why we have rules.

    My only negative comment is the song that played in the background throughout the movie. It is something about dividing or a divide. I don't usually comment on an individual's talent if I cannot do a better job, but whoever was singing that song needs to quit. The voice was like fingernails on a chalkboard and extremely distracting.

    I would have given this movie a full 10 stars had it not been for the constant playing of that song.
    ctyankee1

    Amazing beautiful and creative

    This is the story of a fairy that wants to go on the snowy side of the land. Fairies that live on the cold side cannot go on the warmer side of the fairy land and fairies on the warmer side cannot go on the cold side for safety reasons.

    One of the fairies - Tinkerbell wants to go to the colder side and speak with the Keeper who wrote a book about fairy wings. She makes a winter outfit for herself and sneaks into a basket carried by winter owls over to the snowy side of the land.

    The colors of the land are created beautiful. The flower fields are animated and a layer of flowers in purple open up across the screen.

    A rainbow is also animated that goes across the screen that goes into the fields. There is also a very colorful field of butterflies on grass,all beautifully animated.

    Two male friends of Tinker are very creative and make a machine that produces snow for a fairy coming over from the cold side.

    The scenery is beautiful, the story is funny, very sweet and joyful. It is a wonderful movie for people of any age to see. It is like being in a beautiful fantasy land with characters that are creative, kind and helpful.

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    • Trivia
      Hidden Mickey: When Tinker Bell climbs the book shelves, when she looks down, the mushroom table & chairs are in the trademark Mickey Mouse shape.
    • Goofs
      In tinker Bell 1, after the talent ceremony, Tinker Bell is escorted to tinker's Nook. On the way to Tinker's Nook, they passed through Winter Woods and saw the Winter fairies come back from bringing Winter to the "Mainland", so all the rules about winter dating back from "before Tinker Bell" makes no sense.
    • Quotes

      [Tinker Bell is hiding in a grass woven basket, ready to be picked up by the snowy owls, and Bobble and Clank are trying to distract Fairy Mary by staying close to the basket, looking sheepish]

      Bobble: Oh, we were just... seeing it off and uh...

      Clank: Yeah, and we're just... sad to see it go...

      [strokes and hugs the side of the basket]

      Clank: Pretty basket!

      Fairy Mary: [exasperated] Oh, for Heaven's sake! Let it GO!

    • Connections
      Featured in McClain Sisters: The Great Divide (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      We'll Be There
      Music and Lyrics by Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda

      Performed by Sydney Sierota

      Produced by Joel McNeely

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    • Release date
      • August 16, 2012 (Ukraine)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • India
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tinker Bell and the Mysterious Winter Woods
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Prana Studios
      • Disneytoon Studios
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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $627,018
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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