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In a film designed to bring smiles to the post-toddler set on up to perhaps their seven-year-old siblings, this animated story by Arna Selznick (only the third woman in cinematic history to direct a f... read more read more...ull-length animated feature) is about the popular Care Bears. These loving creatures inhabit a realm in the clouds called Care-A-Lot, and their purpose in life is to get the humans down below to share their good feelings with each other. They watch over human children with large telescopes and help those children who need help. The Care Bears have their work cut out for them, because Nicolas, a lonely magician's assistant, is about to fall under the evil influence of a bad spirit who lives in an ancient magic book -- it seems Nicolas will do just about anything for friends. Aside from Nicolas, Kim (Cree Summer) and Jason (Sunny Besen Thracher) are in trouble because they are starting not to trust people after suffering many disappointments. Mickey Rooney is the voice of Mr. Cherrywood, the owner of an orphanage. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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G, 1 hr. 16 min.

Directed by: Arna Selznick

Release Date: December 31, 1985

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DVD Release Date: August 6, 2002

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  • January 19, 2011
    I saw this when I was a kid and I really liked it then, but I barely remember it now, maybe I'll watch it again someday.
  • October 8, 2009
    Care bears...stare! Always loved the cartoon, and this movie is a great reminder of it.
  • May 13, 2007
    Yes, I've seen it. Shut up.
  • December 5, 2007
    A lot of animation errors, but a cute movie overall. Imaginative!
  • July 28, 2009
    I remember this movie. It was a little scary but I loved it.
  • April 11, 2010
    I use to have this when i was little!! my grandma video record this but i remember this i love it when i was a little
  • March 7, 2010
    I'm gonna pull the "nothing else was on TV" card even though I don't watch TV. This is my first time exposed to these "Care Bear" monstrosities and already I'm traumatized with the overused color pixels and the plastic and joyous moralistic bear characters. This movie in particul... read morear (I don't know if the series aims similarly) has an evangelical Christian analogy, thinly veiled by cartoon crap directed towards children. It's almost religious indoctrination, and brain washing is child abuse for children. Burn and piss on every copy of this movie within your sight to stop diseases from spreading!!
  • June 18, 2009
    just verifying that this is the care bears movie i was thinking about led to a very extenstive my little pony conversation.
  • June 15, 2009
    "You don't caaaaaare."

    "We care! We care!"

    I am a child of the 80's, therefore this is automatic win.
  • April 13, 2009
    Yet another strange, kinda creepy, childhood favorite. But still, these Care Bear movies from the '80s are so much better than the more recent CGI ones.

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Scott Weinberg
April 3, 2005
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

For those who crave 80-some minutes of toy commercial.

January 10, 2004
Chicago Reader

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Richard Grenier
May 21, 2003
Richard Grenier, New York Times

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February 9, 2006
Time Out

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