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  1. Matilda movie review & film summary (1996)

    Comedy. 100 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1996. Roger Ebert. August 2, 1996. 4 min read. Roald Dahl was by all accounts a singularly unpleasant person, which may explain why he wrote stories that are so fascinating to children. He nursed the grudges of childhood, he distrusted adults, and he was unmoved by false sentimentality.

  2. Matilda

    NEW. This film adaptation of a Roald Dahl work tells the story of Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a gifted girl forced to put up with a crude, distant father (Danny DeVito) and mother (Rhea ...

  3. Matilda Movie Review

    age 9+. Based on 86 parent reviews. GirlMom36 Adult. August 15, 2021. age 14+. this movie is inappropriate for young children. Lots of violence; adults themes; abuse and neglect dressed up as humor. This movie was very disturbing to me as a child and I'm disappointed that my daughter watched it at someone else's house.

  4. Matilda (1996)

    A grouchy couple named Harry and Zinnia Wormwood are parents to a very sweet 6-year-old daughter named Matilda. Unlike them and her bratty brother, Michael, she becomes a very sweet and extremely intelligent girl who can't wait to go to school and read books. After a while, Harry and Zinnia send her to the school with the worst headmistress in ...

  5. Matilda (1996 film)

    Matilda is a 1996 American fantasy comedy film co-produced and directed by Danny DeVito from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.The film stars Mara Wilson as the title character, with DeVito himself (who also served a dual role as the narrator), Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, and Pam Ferris in supporting roles.

  6. matilda Summary, Trailer, Cast, and More

    Matilda is the 1996 live-action movie adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1988 novel of the same name. It tells the story of Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson), a child prodigy who develops telekinetic powers while dealing with her abusive family and her school's dictatorial principal Miss Trunchbull (Pam Ferris) with the help of her teacher Miss Honey (Embeth Davidtz). Danny DeVito directs the film and ...

  7. Matilda

    Arriving in the latter half of the summer, Danny DeVito's Matilda beats out such worthy contenders as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Harriet the Spy for best family fare of the season. In fact, I haven't enjoyed a so-called "children's film" this much since last year's Babe or Toy Story.Although Matilda, which is based on a story by Roald Dahl (whose James and the Giant Peach reached screens ...

  8. Matilda

    Matilda is a heartwarming and amusing movie based on the novel by Roald Dahl. The film follows the story of a young girl named Matilda Wormwood, who possesses extraordinary powers and has a vivid imagination. Matilda had to take care of herself from when she could walk because of her neglectful parents, leaving her to seek her comfort ...

  9. Roald Dahl's Matilda Review

    98 minutes. Certificate: PG. Original Title: Roald Dahl's Matilda. Matilda is a blackly comic, delightfully off-the-wall picture that both kids and adults will lap up. The titular Matilda ...

  10. Matilda (1996)

    Matilda: Directed by Danny DeVito. With Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz. A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.

  11. Matilda

    DeVito does Dahl in "Matilda," a delightfully twisted fairy tale that artfully juggles broad tomfoolery and sly drollery, along with a generous serving of sight gags enhanced by special effects.

  12. Matilda review: Read EW's original 1996 take

    Published on August 9, 1996 12:00PM EDT. Photo: TriStar Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection. Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson) loves to read. At the age of 4, she's sneaking to the library; by 6 ...

  13. Matilda

    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 | Original Score: 3/5 | May 21 ...

  14. Matilda Review: A Deliciously Dark Revenge Tale With A Sweet ...

    With lush, fun cinematography, creative staging, and some true powerhouse music and dance numbers, the strengths of "Matilda" more than make up for its weaknesses. Here's to the children of the ...

  15. Movie Review: Matilda (1996)

    Movie Review: Matilda (1996) Summary: Matilda has the unfortunate luck of being a smart kid born to not only stupid, but annoying and neglectful, parents. They leave her alone for extended periods of time at a young age, time she fills by reading books from the public library. When she's six and a half, her father finally sends her to a ...

  16. Matilda Movie Analysis, 90s Kids Film Retrospect

    Trunchbull, whose given name is Agatha, broke Miss Honey's arm once when she was a young girl, and has managed to cut her off from inheriting the family home by keeping her in constant fear. Of ...

  17. Matilda Movie Analysis, 90s Kids Film Retrospect

    Trunchbull, whose given name is Agatha, broke Miss Honey's arm once when she was a young girl, and has managed to cut her off from inheriting the family home by keeping her in constant fear. Of ...

  18. Matilda (1996) Values the Brilliance of Children

    Young Matilda is a sharp six and a half, though her parents neglect her so much that they believe she is still four. She teaches herself to walk to the library and with a little nudge from the staff, she brings home all her literary treasures in a child-sized red wagon. She spends her days devouring the books despite the disapproval of her ...

  19. 'Matilda' movie review: A fantastical reboot of a beloved classic

    Matilda (1996) is one of those rare cult children's films that work for people across generations. Based on Roald Dahl's 1988 children's novel of the same name, the film managed to appeal to ...

  20. Matilda critic reviews

    Matilda is a blackly comic, delightfully off-the-wall picture that both kids and adults will lap up. Metacritic aggregates music, game, tv, and movie reviews from the leading critics. Only Metacritic.com uses METASCORES, which let you know at a glance how each item was reviewed.

  21. Matilda (1996)

    She is a very smart girl, however, and can take of herself better than most adults. The one adult she can rely on is her teacher. The actors that play Matilda's parents and principle really overact their evil persona's almost to a laughable point, and the battle between Matilda and her principle is pretty cheesy.

  22. MATILDA

    The next adaptation of a Roald Dahl book is MATILDA. Matilda Wormwood is a six-year old girl of great intelligence. Her parents send her to school at the terrible Crunchem Hall, operated by the fearsome Agatha Trunchbull , who abuses the children. Matilda's kind-hearted teacher Miss Honey, stands quietly by, unable to do anything about the ...

  23. Matilda (1996)

    Matilda. A delightfully twisted fairy tale that artfully juggles broad tomfoolery and sly drollery, along with a generous serving of sight gags enhanced by special effects. Even though it's being pitched primarily at younger moviegoers and their parents, pic is exuberantly quirky enough to please almost anyone.