Lou crosses the finish line, but Moxy and her friends are awarded the victory for making a child happy – a doll's true purpose. Lou reveals himself to be a prototype, the original standard that the factory set for the Perfect dolls. While he is the most perfect of them all, unlike them, he is not allowed to leave the factory, and as a result will “fail” the Gauntlet challenge no matter how well he performs. Moxy (Kelly Clarkson) loves her square-peg life in this round-hole town, but her curiosity about all things leads her to wonder if there’s something – anything – on the other side of the mountain which nestles Uglyville. Moxy gathers a group of her closest friends and sets off to find what’s on the other side. They discover another world – Perfection – a town where more conventional dolls are trained in protocols before they graduate and are sent to the “real” world to find the love of a child.

Moxy thinks she fits in, but soon, the ego-centric leader of of city, Lou, tells Moxy and her friends to leave. She refuses. Christian parents can build on this message with a few biblical principles: We are valued because we were made in God’s image. Our identity is in Christ. Each day, I remind my daughter that God’s definition of beauty is “to love God and to love others.” Moxy, though, has a streak of adventure. She wants to discover the real world – you know, what it’s like outside the walls of Uglyville. In a last-ditch attempt to keep the Uglydolls from leaving, Lou takes a giant knitting needle to destroy the portal to the Big World. Overcome with anger and resentment, he decides that if he can't leave Perfection, then no one can. After a brief fight at the portal, Lou’s plan is foiled by the Uglydolls, and Lou is thrown into the washing machine by an imperfect Perfect doll named Nolan.

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Also starring in the voice cast of UGLYDOLLS are Wanda Sykes, Emma Roberts, Gabriel Iglesias, Wang Leehom, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX and Lizzo.

I hope that people when they leave this movie, the next time they look in the mirror they’ll give themselves a break,” Asbury told Crosswalk. “And they let themselves sort of be who they are. Don't worry so much about what's on the outside, but really consider what's on the inside. The animated film UglyDolls (PG) opens this weekend, telling the story of a doll who explores the true definition of beauty. The Uglydolls' first days of training ("You Make My Dreams") end in disaster, as they are repeatedly thrown into the washing machine for failing tests aimed at keeping clean. Lou tries to discourage them once more, but Moxy refuses to give up. She convinced her friends to dress up like the Perfect dolls for a better chance at reaching the Big World ("All Dolled Up"). Blake Shelton as Ox, the unofficial Mayor of Uglyville, mentor to all of the other Uglydolls and childhood friend of Lou.And then, go out there and give the rest of the world a break. Don't worry so much about what people look like. Learn a little more about what they are like. Find out what's inside.” Her home is Uglyville, a place where teddy bears and other stuffed animals go live when their appearance isn’t perfect. Moxy has three teeth, almost no hair and (apparently) multiple appendages.