If you’re quarantined with kids — or if you’re a kid at heart who enjoys Dreamworks animation movies — Trolls: World Tour (2020, Prime Video, Vudu, Fandango) is a sweet, singalong distraction with several positive messages. You don’t need to have seen the first Trolls movie to enjoy this one, but if you have seen it you’ll be pleasantly reunited with some favorite characters.
Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes between these various tribes. When a mysterious threat puts all of the Trolls across the land in danger, Poppy, Branch, and their band of friends must embark on an epic quest to create harmony among the feuding Trolls to unite them against certain doom.
Walt Dohrn
Director
Anna Kendrick
Poppy (voice)
Justin Timberlake
Branch (voice)
Ron Funches
Cooper (voice)
Rachel Bloom
Barb (voice)
James Corden
Biggie (voice)
Kelly Clarkson
Delta Dawn (voice)
Anderson .Paak
Prince D (voice)
Sam Rockwell
Hickory (voice)
George Clinton
King Quincy (voice)
Mary J. Blige
Queen Essence (voice)
Kenan Thompson
Tiny Diamond (voice)
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