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Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025)

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie poster
Directed by
Ryan Crego
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, road movie, musical film, family film, teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
G
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 85 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Gabby goes on a road trip with her grandmother to a city called Cat Francisco. She works to save her dollhouse and the Gabby Cats from a cat lady.

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What happens

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie is a 2025 American musical fantasy comedy film based on the Netflix series Gabby's Dollhouse, which was created by Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey, both of whom serve as executive producers. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, the live-action animated film was directed by Ryan Crego from a screenplay by the writing teams of Mike Lew and Rehana Lew Mirza, and Adam Wilson and Melanie Wilson LaBracio, based on a story conceived by Crego. Combining live-action and animation, it stars Laila Lockhart Kraner, who reprises her role from the series with Jason Mantzoukas, Gloria Estefan, and Kristen Wiig joining the cast. The plot follows Gabby as she goes on a road trip with her grandmother to the urban wonderland of Cat Francisco and embarks on an adventure to save her dollhouse and the Gabby Cats from a cat lady. DreamWorks Animation announced a feature-length film based on Gabby's Dollhouse in April 2024, with Crego and Steven Schweickart attached as director and producer, respectively. It was also announced that same month that Kraner set to reprise her role as Gabby. Filming began in July 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia, with further casting running from February to May 2025. It is the second live-action DreamWorks Animation film, following the 2025 remake of How to Train Your Dragon (2010), as well as DreamWorks Animation's first live-action film that is not a remake. Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie premiered in Melbourne on September 13, 2025, and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on September 26, 2025. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $80.8 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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