Barbie

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fantasy-comedy film film

Barbie is a 2023 fantasy-comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig that reimagines the iconic Mattel doll in a satirical, self-aware story exploring gender roles, identity, and consumer culture.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fantasy-comedy film → film →
associatedEvent	Barbenheimer →
basedOn	Barbie (fashion doll) → Mattel toy line →
boxOfficeStatus	blockbuster →
character	Gloria → Ken → Mattel CEO → Sasha → Stereotypical Barbie →
cinematographyBy	Rodrigo Prieto →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Greta Gerwig →
distributedIn	theatrical release →
distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures →
editedBy	Nick Houy →
featuresSong	Dance the Night → I’m Just Ken → What Was I Made For? →
genre	comedy → fantasy → satire → self-reflexive cinema →
language	English →
leadActor	Margot Robbie → Ryan Gosling →
mpaaRating	PG-13 →
musicBy	Andrew Wyatt → Mark Ronson →
narrator	Helen Mirren →
notableFor	cultural phenomenon in 2023 → exploration of gender expectations → meta-commentary on Barbie brand → self-aware humor →
portrays	Margot Robbie as Barbie → Ryan Gosling as Ken →
productionCompany	Heyday Films → LuckyChap Entertainment → Mattel Films → Warner Bros. Pictures →
releaseDate	2023-07-21 →
releaseYear	2023 →
runtime	114 minutes →
setting	Barbieland → Los Angeles →
starring	America Ferrera → Ariana Greenblatt → Helen Mirren → Issa Rae → Kate McKinnon → Margot Robbie → Michael Cera → Ryan Gosling → Simu Liu → Will Ferrell →
theme	consumer culture → corporate branding → existentialism → feminism → gender roles → identity → patriarchy →
writer	Greta Gerwig → Noah Baumbach →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
America Ferrera ("Barbie (2023 film)") → Greta Gerwig ("Barbie (2023 film)") → Kate McKinnon ("Barbie (2023 film)") →	notableWork
Barbie (2023 film) ("Barbie (fashion doll)") → Barbie (2023 film) ("Mattel toy line") →	basedOn
Barbenheimer phenomenon ("Barbie (2023 film)") →	associatedWith
Barbie (2023 film) ("Stereotypical Barbie") →	character
Greta Gerwig ("Barbie (2023 film)") →	directed
Barbenheimer phenomenon →	hasPart
Barbara →	hasVariant
Toy Story 3 →	mainCharacter
Barbenheimer phenomenon →	portmanteauOf
Barbara →	shortForm