Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids
5.5
2023
1 hr 34 min
Documentary
Doll hospitals, cabbage ‘births,’ a four-year legal battle over the origin of the idea and a billion-dollar toy brand that put the wheels of modern-day Black Friday shopping riots into motion. This is the unbelievable true story you never knew about the toy craze that started it all, the Cabbage Patch Kids.
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- Cast:
- Neil Patrick Harris , Connie Chung
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Fantastic!
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It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
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Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
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A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
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