Barbie (12A) is one of many top films featuring this week at Mwldan, Cardigan from Friday, 21 July.

After being expelled from Barbieland for being a less than perfect-looking doll, Barbie sets off for the human world to find true happiness.

Based on the Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel, it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous computer-animated direct-to-video and streaming television films.

The film, directed by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird, Little Women) stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, who go on a journey of self-discovery after their expulsion from the utopia Barbie Land.

It includes a large ensemble cast that includes America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell.

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 122 critics' reviews were positive, with an average rating of 8.3/10.

Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 82 out of 100, based on 49 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Here is a list of the full film schedule at Mwldan this week:

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Visit https://mwldan.co.uk/whatson/cinema for ticket information.