Princess Protection Program 〈HD〉

If you were a kid in 2009, two names dominated the Disney Channel zeitgeist: Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. Before they were battling wolves on The Mortal Instruments or producing 13 Reasons Why , they were the reigning queens of the TV movie. We all remember Camp Rock and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie , but sandwiched between those musical blockbusters was a strange, wonderful, and surprisingly sharp little film: Princess Protection Program .

★★★★☆ (4/5 Tiaras) Streaming on: Disney+ (as of 2024) Princess Protection Program

The genius of the film is that it refuses to pick a winner. It doesn’t say "Tomboy is better" or "Princess is better." Instead, the climax forces them to synthesize. If you were a kid in 2009, two