Thelma the Unicorn

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Thelma the Unicorn

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2024

1h 33m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Animation

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Thelma is a small-time pony who dreams of becoming a glamorous music star. In a pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma is transformed into a unicorn and instantly rises to global stardom. However, this new life of fame comes at a cost.

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Critics Consensus

Though weighed down by a familiar story and an overactive final act, Thelma the Unicorn delivers enough oddball humor, colorful energy, and heartfelt charm to make for a reasonably pleasant family watch.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

May 22, 2024

3/4

It’s the commentary about the Teflon quality of fame and the cult of celebrity and out-of-control creative egos that make “Thelma” sing.

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Cindy White

AV Club

May 22, 2024

C+

Somewhere, buried under all that paint and glitter, there’s a lesson to take away from Thelma The Unicorn, but it’s nothing new.

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Carlos Aguilar

Variety

May 19, 2024

Netflix’s Thelma the Unicorn avoids being rendered completely unoriginal by its overly familiar premise thanks to consistent splashes of acid humor and a plethora of wacky supporting characters.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Jan 15, 2025

I was enjoying this for the first 30 minutes or so but then it keeps going till I was tired of it

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Manuel Betancourt

FilmWeek (LAist)

Jun 8, 2024

There was a handful of things that I enjoyed, but ultimately I thought it was empty.

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Mat Brunet

AniMat's Review (YouTube)

May 31, 2024

4/10

I don’t think there’s enough paint and glitter to help save this movie.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 16, 2026

A cute musical animation with a beautiful message about self-acceptance, but one that suffers from being too predictable. The film delivers good pop songs and a colorful visual style that works very well to distract younger children. The problem is the script, which rigorously follows every imaginable cliché about the pursuit of fame, resulting in a lukewarm experience without major surprises that remains exactly average.

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Yutaka H

@RT87834719 Jul 10, 2026

The worst Pony movie ever 👎👎👎

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Monthofthemythys

Jun 5, 2026

Is there any pink unicorns around there?

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Polikandera

May 29, 2026

I really love unicorns so I watch a movie of this and I like it

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Layne A.

@poisontree Apr 11, 2026

Trash art style trash acting trash plot like I genuinely don’t understand how someone could write this movie and feel passionate about it

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Tommy candy

Mar 19, 2026

That is a so an awful pony movie

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Synopsis

Thelma is a small-time pony who dreams of becoming a glamorous music star. In a pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma is transformed into a unicorn and instantly rises to global stardom. However, this new life of fame comes at a cost.

Director: Jared Hess, Lynn Wang
Producer: Pam Coats
Screenwriter: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Mikros Animation, Scholastic Entertainment Inc., BuzzFeed Motion Pictures, Netflix Studios, Matchbox Hero
Rating: PG (Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 17, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2024
Runtime: 1h 33m

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