UglyDolls is a 2019 animated musical adventure-comedy film directed by Kelly Asbury and written by Alison Peck, from a story by Robert Rodriguez, who also produced.

It is based on the plush toys of the same name by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim, and follows a group of them as they try to find owners in the "Big World" despite their flaws.

The film stars the voices of Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton, Wanda Sykes, Gabriel Iglesias, Wang Leehom, Nick Jonas, and Pitbull.

It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $32 million worldwide, and was the last film directed by Kelly Asbury, who died in June 2020 from cancer.

[7][8] In a hidden universe within a toy factory, deformed dolls, or UglyDolls, are dropped into a tunnel leading to the secluded town of Uglyville.

Mandy, one of the Pretties with poor eyesight and a reluctance to wear glasses for fear of being labeled ugly, sympathizes with the UglyDolls and gives them some pointers on how to become a Perfect Doll.

The Spy Girls return with a kidnapped Ox who admits to Moxy that he knew about the Big World as he had once trained for the Gauntlet and nearly passed before the Pretties turned on him.

[10][21] The film features original music from Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Blake Shelton, Janelle Monáe, Bebe Rexha, Pentatonix, Anitta, and Why Don't We.

[25] UglyDolls was initially scheduled to be released on May 10, 2019, but was later moved down a week to May 3 in order to avoid competition with Pokémon: Detective Pikachu.

[27][28] A variety of merchandise, including plush toys, playsets, and blind bags, was released by Hasbro featuring several characters from the movie.

[30] In the United States and Canada, UglyDolls was released alongside The Intruder and Long Shot, and was projected to gross $12–14 million from 3,652 theaters in its opening weekend.

The website's consensus reads: "Very young viewers may be entertained by UglyDolls -- if only because they're less likely to recognize the many familiar elements in its affirmative yet formulaic story.

"[33] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 39 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

[5] Owen Gleiberman of Variety magazine was positive, saying that "the sincerity with which UglyDolls pits unblemished conformity against ungainly soul is touching—and, yes, instructive—in all the right ways.

Club gave the film a grade C− and wrote: "Like their Troll ancestors, the UglyDolls combine an evergreen cuteness with a why-now lack of currency.

"[36] UglyDolls was awarded a ReFrame Stamp in the category "Top 100-Grossing Narrative Feature" for involving women in at least four of eight key areas of production.