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A young girl with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge overcomes her parents' disapproval and forms a lasting bond with a sensitive teacher, ultimately discovering her own special abilities. Adapted from the novel by Roald Dahl, and directed by Danny DeVito who also stars as Matilda's insensitive father. Read more

Starring Mara Wilson, Danny De Vito, Rhea Perlman, Pam Ferris
Director Danny De Vito
Genres Comedy, Family

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Matilda

A young girl with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge overcomes her parents' disapproval and forms a lasting bond with a sensitive teacher, ultimately discovering her own special abilities. Adapted from the novel by Roald Dahl, and directed by Danny DeVito who also stars as Matilda's insensitive father.

Starring Mara Wilson, Danny De Vito, Rhea Perlman, Pam Ferris, Embeth Davidtz, Tracey Walter, Pee-Wee Herman, R.D. Robb, Jon Lovitz
Director Danny De Vito
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 34 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate PG.gif
Genres Comedy, Family
Language English
Subtitles Cantonese, Czech, English, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian
Released DVD: 26 May 1998
Production year: 1996
Format DVD

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  • "...A delightfully twisted fairy tale that artfully juggles broad tom-foolery and sly drollery, along with a generous serving of sight gags enhanced by special effects..."

    • Variety
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

  • This adaptation is paradoxical, a film celebrating the fruits of book-reading that's not as good as the original novel.... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 5 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Matilda

    This film is great for the kids.

    I like the way the young girl is literally hated by her father for being smart, and that fuels her telekinesis powers.

    A nice twist is when she decides to stay with her school teacher because she is better to her than her own mother/father, which is just like a young kid going to their friend's house and thinking that their friend's parents are better than their own.

    So like I said before, this film is great for the kids but not for teenagers and above.

      • TerryGardy from Wiltshire
      • Posted 20 Oct 2003 14:51

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Matilda Review

    Excellent film for all the family.

    Highly recommended.

      • Steve from Hartlepool, England
      • Posted 09 Oct 2005 18:19

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