Matilda
1996
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Director | Danny De Vito |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 34 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Family |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Subtitles | DVD: 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..."
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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
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
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. -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Matilda
I absolutely LOVE this film and even though I am over 30 it's one of my favourite ever !
Pam Ferris is totally brilliant as 'The Trunchbull ' you just wouldn't recognise her from Darling Buds, Danny de Vito plays a blinder as nasty, crooked Dad, It's a great film to watch as a family or on your own no matter what age you are, a real feel good film ! -
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