An old woman named Gothel jealously conceals a magic flower that allows her to restore herself to youth. Due to an accident, however, the flower is discovered and used to heal the Queen, whose pregnancy has hit life-threatening complications.
When Gothel discovers that the Queen's daughter now has the same magic power as the flower - though only in her hair, and only if it is never cut - so she abducts young (Rapunzel, of course), locks her in a hidden tower, and raises the child as her own.
18 years later, the King and Queen still mourn their child, and young Rapunzel is going a bit stir crazy being locked up all the time. Which is when devil-may-care rogue Flynn Rider stumbles into the situation and - much to his initial chagrin - finds himself acting as tour guide for Rapunzel while dodging both the king's guards and his own former colleagues. Shenanigans, as they say, ensue.
Tangled is a fine animated film, with plenty of funny moments (often courtesy of animal characters Pascal the chameleon and Maximus the horse) for both young and old. You might possibly pick a small bone or two with exactly how the happy ending comes about, but it's a pretty minor thing.
I give this 95% of a Frozen, which is pretty high praise indeed.
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