Mara Wilson,
Danny DeVito,
Rhea Perlman,
Embeth Davidtz,
Pam Ferris
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Based on the book Matilda, by British children's author Roald Dahl, this film moves the setting from the U.K. to the U.S.; otherwise it follows the original closely. Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson) is ... read more
Directed by: Danny DeVito
Release Date: August 2, 1996
Keywords:
family,
cute,
kids,
funny,
danny devito,
roald dahl,
mara wilson,
pam ferris,
Roald Dahl ,
Mara Wilson ,
Pam Ferris ,
Danny Devito
DVD Release Date: August 5, 1997
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December 12, 2011Danny Devito's Matilda is again one of those films that you enjoy when you're young, but once you grow up, you realize that the film isn't what it used to be. I'm not a fan of Mara Wilson, and I think she is very annoying. With Matilda, Danny Devito adapts Roald Dahl's classic ch... read more
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October 8, 2011When I was about seven or eight, I read the book, and I really didn't think all that much of it, even though I loved so Roald Dahl books. As for this movie adapted from it, I must say that it has structured part of my childhood, film-wise.
MATILDA tells the story of a little gi... read more -
July 9, 2011A fun, humorous, and exciting movie based on a great book. I loved this movie when I was younger, as well as the book. Matilda has at the heart of it a realistic look at issues of childhood and school systems and intelligence. Plus the movie has great actors, and it's enterta... read more
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August 19, 2010Charming, funny, and whimsical family film that makes me smile, even though it's a little girly.
DeVito is an alright director, and I liked the effects. The story is run-of-the-mill, but it's well done, and the performances are pretty good. I miss Mara Wilson. She was pretty ... read more -
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February 23, 2010This shiz was always on TV circa 1999, it's just a weird children's movie/book that I never really got into. I don't discriminate or really care about appereances but damn this might be one of the most ugly casts in the history of film. Matilda was cute in Mrs. Doubtfire but sh... read more
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Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
January 2, 2011
M. Faust, Common Sense Media
Offbeat fantasy gem, but too dark for young kids. Full Review
May 21, 2005
Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
Not awful and certainly not great, Matilda is a strange little flick, but that's not to say your 9-year-old daughter won't get a solid kick out of it. Full Review
October 29, 2004
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
DeVito gleefully preserves Dahl's dark comic tone, which should delight both kids and parents.
February 27, 2003
Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner
Slick kids movie that preserves Roald Dahl's gleeful nastiness.
August 1, 2002
Eugene Novikov, Film Blather
Dark, beautiful adaptation of Roald Dahl story is uncompromising, entertaining and moving.
January 1, 2000
David N. Butterworth, rec.arts.movies.reviews
The adult performers fare considerably better than the young lead in this faithful adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic. Full Review
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