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  • 2023
  • 13+
  • GKIDS
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2023
  • 13+
  • GKIDS
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary For ages, teddy bears have been locked in an ancestral war against their sworn enemy, the unicorns, with the promise that victory will complete the prophecy and usher in a new era. Aggressive, confident teddy bear Bluey and his sensitive, withdrawn brother Tubby could not be more different. As the rigors and humiliation of teddy bear boo...

Directed By: Alberto Vázquez

Written By: Alberto Vázquez

  • 2023
  • 13+
  • GKIDS
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2023
  • 13+
  • GKIDS
  • 1 h 32 m

Unicorn Wars

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary For ages, teddy bears have been locked in an ancestral war against their sworn enemy, the unicorns, with the promise that victory will complete the prophecy and usher in a new era. Aggressive, confident teddy bear Bluey and his sensitive, withdrawn brother Tubby could not be more different. As the rigors and humiliation of teddy bear boo...

Directed By: Alberto Vázquez

Written By: Alberto Vázquez

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
73
71% Positive
5 Reviews
29% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
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29% Mixed
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0% Negative
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90
Mar 10, 2023
An inspired antiwar epic that recently won the Goya Award (Spain’s equivalent to an Oscar) for animated film, Vazquez’s sophomore nightmarish fairy tale culminates with frighteningly revelatory imagery signaling the pattern of destruction that has characterized human history.
By Carlos Aguilar FULL REVIEW
86
Mar 9, 2023
A story about drug addiction, corrupt authorities, and environmental collapse sounds grim on paper and plays grim on screen, but Unicorn Wars is more than “grim.” It’s deranged.
By Andrew Crump FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 10, 2023
As Vázquez keeps adding elements in its last half hour, Unicorn Wars starts to feel like the beginning of a trilogy, or maybe a TV series that got canceled unexpectedly and had to wrap up its storyline in a handful of episodes.
By Katie Rife FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 7, 2023
While Unicorn Wars' rhythm can be uneven, the movie is still a brilliant anti-war story elevated by Vazquez’s mesmerizing art direction.
By Marco Vito Oddo FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 19, 2022
The latest from Spanish writer-director Alberto Vázquez is transgressive and aggressive to a degree that’s hard to fathom: It weaponizes cute cartoon creatures against its audience, and introduces innocence and beauty in order to tear it apart on screen in the most horrific ways possible. The film isn’t an easy watch, but it is a bold and memorable one.
By Tasha Robinson FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 9, 2023
Unicorn Wars is forcefully provocative, trying too hard to push buttons at the cost of more nuanced explorations of masculinity and power. For Vázquez, a pile of cartoon corpses makes enough of a point.
By Beatrice Loayza FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 29, 2022
The visually striking, not-at-all-kid-friendly result is all kinds of wrong: Picture pastel-colored anime bears impaled on the horns of sleek black horses, backlit by raging hot-pink infernos. “The Care Bears” this ain’t, though the comparison can hardly be accidental with this ultra-graphic, Saturday morning cartoon-subverting satire for which irreverent Bronies may well be the ideal audience.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW

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7.2
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Production Company UniKo, Abano Producions, Autour de Minuit Productions, Schmuby Productions, ADV Studios, Gobierno de España, Movistar, Radio Televisión Española (RTVE), Unicorn Wars
Release Date Mar 10, 2023
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating 13+
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Website http://www.unicornwarsthefilm.net/
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Awards

CinEuphoria Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Mestre Mateo Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Goya Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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