My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games (2015)

Canterlot High and a rival school face off in a series of sporting events.

Directors:

Ishi Rudell, Jayson Thiessen

Writer:

Josh Haber

Stars:

Tara Strong, Rebecca Shoichet, Ashleigh Ball

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tara Strong	...	Sci-Twi / Midnight Sparkle / Twilight Sparkle (voice)
Rebecca Shoichet	...	Sunset Shimmer / Sci-Twi - singing (voice)
Ashleigh Ball	...	Rainbow Dash / Applejack (voice)
Andrea Libman	...	Pinkie Pie / Fluttershy / Bon Bon (voice)
Tabitha St. Germain	...	Rarity / Vice Principal Luna (voice)
Cathy Weseluck	...	Spike the Dog (voice)
Iris Quinn	...	Principal Abacus Cinch (voice)
Nicole Oliver	...	Principal Celestia (voice)
Britt McKillip	...	Dean Cadance (voice)
Vincent Tong	...	Flash Sentry / Bus Driver (voice)
Andrew Francis	...	Shining Armor (voice)
Sienna Bohn	...	Sugarcoat (voice)
Sharon Alexander	...	Sour Sweet (voice)
Kelly Sheridan	...	Indigo Zap (voice)
Britt Irvin	...	Sunny Flare (voice)

Storyline

Every four years, Canterlot High has 'The Friendship Games' where they must rival with different schools with a series of different sporting events and every year, the cup has gone to Crystal Prep. So Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, and Sunset Shimmer must work together to win the cup. But they find out that the other Twilight Sparkle is on the opposing team.

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Plot Keywords:

2010s | my little pony | female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

A new arrival... with a very familiar face.

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aventurat e ponit tim të vogël: Olimpiada e miqësisë

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$222,840

Company Credits

Production Co:

DHX Media, Hasbro Studios, Studio B

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first Equestria Girls movie to not be written by Meghan McCarthy, who wrote the previous two.

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Quotes

Sunset Shimmer: [Motherly] Take my hand, Twilight. Let me show you there's another way. Just like someone once did for me.

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Connections

Follows My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks (2014)

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Soundtracks

ACADECA
Lyrics & Music by Daniel Ingram

User Reviews

A welcome addition to the MLP franchise

My initial review of this film might've been a little harsh.. I think I was just a little off put by the short length of it. But... after rewatching it, my opinion has changed. This is probably the best movie of the Equestria Girls series, if only because it establishes its own identity and doesn't rely heavily on the the "Friendship is Magic" show. I like FiM a lot more, but this EqG series does have heart and its own soul. Which, to add on to that, I love how while these human characters are still the counterparts of ponies in Equestria, they still have their own individual personalities.. they're similar but definitely not the same.. their own souls and spirits, etc.

The music is good, which is the norm for a DHX/Vancouver / Hasbro production. The animation is on par with Rainbow Rocks. The acting is on par with the show and the direction from Rudell is great... he does a fantastic job. So I'd love to see a fourth film in the EqG series. If a fourth film was on par or better than these films, I'm sure it'd be a fine film... hopefully they'll try to finally break past the 72 minute mark. I think they need a little more time to flesh these stories and characters out.

Nice job MLP staff. Keep on doing your thing.