Did the Barbie movies come out on Netflix?

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(SPOT.ph) As our timelines were flooded over the past few weeks with increasingly vibrant and charmingly bizarre leaked set photos of Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, respectively, in Greta Gerwig's upcoming, live-action Barbie movie, we couldn't help but be reminded of our starry-eyed and hopeful younger selves. You know, the past us who would engage in battles to the death with friends and family over which was the definitive "best" Barbie movie. Okay, the present us, too.

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Between classics like 12 Dancing Princesses and Swan Lake, as well as outings like Fairytopia and 3 Musketeers, the 2000s offered a wide and varied selection of home-video Barbie adventures. It was an exciting time with a franchise that rivaled even the success of the contemporary Marvel Cinematic Universe, and guess what? We'll be able to rekindle that magic when four Barbie movie classics drop on Netflix on August 16.

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Here are the Barbie movies dropping on Netflix in August:

Netflix has listed in the "Worth the Wait" tab of their New & Popular Page four Barbie movies slated to drop on August 16. Namely, Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus, Barbie as Rapunzel, and Barbie: The Nutcracker.

Released between 2001 and 2005, these films make up four of the first six animated films based on the Barbie character and are the titles frequently put up by fans in the conversation of "best Barbie movie." Barbie of Swan Lake and Barbie: Fairytopia are the two movies of the first six releases that aren't included in this month's Netflix drop. They're also held in high regard by the fans, so finger's crossed we see them soon as well.

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Barbie Nutcracker, Rapunzel, and Princess and the Pauper are all adaptations of their respective popular works. Nutcracker tells the tale of Barbie who gets shrunken down and caught in a conflict between her nutcracker doll and an evil Mouse King, as based on the classic ballet. We know you can already hear the Tchaikovsky. Rapunzel adapts the classic Rapunzel fairy tale but with a cute dragon named Penelope. Princess and the Pauper follows a country's princess and a commoner, who look almost identical to each other, as they foil an evil plot formed by a greedy government official.

The outlier of the Barbie bunch is Magic of Pegasus, which is a wholly original story. In it, a pegasus named Brietta helps Barbie (here, Princess Annika) defeat an evil wizard who cast a spell turning her entire family to stone. Ah yes, the very classic Barbie elements of evil wizards and magical artifacts. It's been a while and we can't wait to revisit them.

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Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus, Barbie as Rapunzel, and Barbie: The Nutcracker all drop on Netflix on August 16.

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netflix is adding ALL the barbie movies this august ?! WHAT ?? ISTG TGIS BETTER BE REAL

— elisa❔ (@bookswelisa) July 28, 2022

If you are one of the Barbie fanatics that just love the plastic doll and her pink world, you are in luck. Since Ryan Gosling’s Ken is still a long way off, you can feast your eyes on the original 2D Ken on the Barbie movies that Netflix is carrying at the moment. 

Barbie Movies that you can stream on Netflix right now

Netflix is carrying 5 Barbie movies at the moment. You can watch Barbie head out to Broadway to enroll in an exclusive performing arts program in Barbie: Big City Dreams. In Barbie: Dolphin Magic, Barbie heads to a tropical resort for a vacation but things go south when a rare gemstone dolphin disappears. The streamer also carries Barbie: Princess Adventure, and Barbie: Happy Birthday to You! While the former, Barbie is up against an evil prince and has to find ways to stop him before he finds her real identity, the latter is a TV special. 

Additionally, the streamer also added the newest Barbie flick, Barbie & Chelsea: The Lost Princess to the collection. The movie came out only last year in November 2021. This is the only film in the Barbie franchise where Chelsea is given a lead role. It follows Chelsea going on a holiday with her family. 

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All the Barbie shows that are available on the streamer

Apart from the films, the streamer also has an impressive catalog of Barbie shows to keep you sated. Currently, Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, Barbie: It Takes Two, Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures, Barbie: Dolphin Magic, and Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Go Team Roberts are all streaming. 

Have your fill of Barbie and her world until Greta Gregwig’s most anticipated film starring Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie arrives in the theaters next year. The former was most recently seen in

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