China Synopsis
“A classic under(doll) story.”
In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll friends discover Perfection — a town where more conventional dolls receive training before entering the real world to find the love of a child.
Audience Engagement
406 audience reviews — more than 90% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 79th percentile among China films.
Other Titles From STX Films
Family + Animation in China
33 China titles in our catalog blend the Family and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding UglyDolls itself).
The 2018–2020 China Window
UglyDolls holds position #129 of 219 China films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
2019 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 86 titles released, including UglyDolls. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (515 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 27m runtime, production spent $517K per minute on screen and earned $373K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other China films in 2019.
The 669th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #463 of 946 China films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China Family productions specifically: #34 of 70 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, China, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | STX Films, Original Force Animation, Reel FX Creative Studios, Alibaba Pictures Group, Huaxia Film Distribution |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | May 1, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt1946502 |
| Official Site | www.stxfilms.com |