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Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston, Lukas Haas, Maria Conchita Alonso ... see more see more... , Brent Spiner , Marcus Coloma , Obba Babatundé , Reagan Dale Neis , Colleen Camp , Judy Tenuta , Henry Cho , Ty Hodges , Carl Lewis , Terri Seymour

Stripped of their wealth and forced to fend for themselves when the multi-million-dollar cosmetics company inherited from their father suffers due to controversy, two sisters who have never known the ... read more read more...simple life must finally find out how the other half lives in a high-fashion comedy about hard times starring Hilary and Haylie Duff. Ava (Haylie) and Tanza (Hilary) are teen heiresses whose charmed lives consist of little more than showing up at all the hottest celebrity parties and putting in the occasional cameo at their company's board meetings while letting the responsible adults in charge handle all of the complicated details. All of that changes, however, when an unforeseen scandal robs the privileged "celebutantes" of their car, their cash, and even their lavish home; but what's a poor little rich girl to do when everything she's ever known is suddenly made null and void? In the case of Ava and Tanza, the only answer is to use their substantial setback as a means of realizing their true potential, and put the wisdom imparted to them by their father to use in clearing the family name and proving that there's much more to life than the almighty dollar. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: December 12, 2006

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  • June 23, 2011
    I was a tween when I watched this, so I liked it more then than I realise I do now. I wouldn't say it was a disastourous film but it wasn't one of Hilary Duff's best. It's your average chick flick although does educate you on how money isn't everything and the people in your life... read more are much more important and worth more than money ever will be.
  • September 8, 2010
    This film was weak all over. 1not a good plot 2 not good acting.
  • July 23, 2010
    D
  • January 28, 2010
    Nice.
  • September 17, 2009
    It has Hilary Duff in it, which is good. The rest of the film is just a cliched mess. The two rich girls experiencing poor life is ridiculous, as they act like aliens, being unable to communicate or function in the outside world. These acts of "humour" just get more and more ridi... read moreculous to the point of sighs and groans. There's also a lot of misjudged editing techniques, such as, some of the most pointless split-screen action around. It's bubbly, cute and probably fun for it's target audience, but it has a very short shelf life.
  • July 31, 2009
    I can't believe I watched this twice
  • April 24, 2008
    Hilary and Haylie Duff might be two of the hottest girls thats ever lived. Thats the reason I watched this movie...
    Honestly though, it turned out to be better then just two hot girls. It had a great moral for the story, and a fun plot to follow a long. It was predictable, and h... read moread some parts that probably would never actually happen, but it's a family fun movie and it's well worth watching.
  • June 5, 2007
    So-so... I expected better performances from the Duff girls. Especially Haylie.
  • February 3, 2007
    The Duff sisters are so funny what they do after their life were ruined and lost a fortune. (I'm disappointed to Hoyts Distribution Production that they don't use English subtitles in this DVD.)
  • August 17, 2006
    STAY AWAY FROM THIS MOVIE! It was such a waste of time. Nothing redeeming about it whatsoever-- not even Anjelica Huston. What was SHE thinking? She must've been on crack. Seriously: I want my money back-- and I saw it for free!!!!!!!!!!!! The acting was atrocious, the script (or... read more lack thereof) was pitiful at best and the cinematography (if you can call it that) was amateurish and cheesy at best. The Duff sisters need to dump their cute pair schtick (it didn't work for the Olsen twins-- and they're twins)...what makes them think it would work for them. Hilary also needs to dump her agent and get herself a pair of reading glasses for the the next script she reads.

Critic Reviews


Jonathan Rosenbaum
March 7, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

Under the circumstances, Anjelica Huston and Lukas Haas manage not to embarrass themselves, but only because they're pretending to be in a different movie. Full Review

Gregory Kirschling
August 23, 2006
Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly

It's not Clueless, just clueless. Full Review

Manohla Dargis
August 21, 2006
Manohla Dargis, New York Times

An incompetent spin on the poor-little-rich-girl story, the film involves a lot of wardrobe changes and product placements, and a smidgen of intrigue and some chaste romance.

Michael Hardy
August 21, 2006
Michael Hardy, Boston Globe

It succeeds on its own terms. These days, even pre teens live in a material world. Full Review

Frank Scheck
August 21, 2006
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

Even by the low standards of the genre it represents, this female teen comedy represents a new nadir.

Lou Lumenick
August 21, 2006
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

It's sort of reassuring that although Madge has seemingly given up starring in bad movies, her company is still financing terrible scripts.

Lisa Rose
August 21, 2006
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

The movie, which was not screened for critics, makes a joke of everyone who isn't wealthy, white and pencil thin. Full Review

Peter Hartlaub
August 21, 2006
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle

The scariest part of Material Girls comes when you're sitting in the dark theater and start considering the possibility that young women might find these characters sympathetic. Full Review

Joe Leydon
August 21, 2006
Joe Leydon, Variety

Maybe Immaterial Girls would have been a more appropriate title. Full Review

Elizabeth Weitzman
August 18, 2006
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

A superficial tween comedy that mocks celebutantes like the Olsen twins while simultaneously pushing stars Hilary and Haylie Duff as their replacements. Full Review

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