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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 (who also served a dual role as the narrator), Rhea Perlman , Embeth Davidtz , and ...
- August 2, 1996 (United States)
Aug 2, 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 deal with her crude, distant family and free her kind teacher from her sadistic headmistress.
- Danny Devito
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- 2 min
Dec 25, 2022 · With Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham. An adaptation of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Matilda tells the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Matthew Warchus
- 2022-12-25
Matilda is a 1988 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. It was published by Jonathan Cape. The story features Matilda Wormwood, a precocious child with an uncaring mother and father, and her time in school run by the tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull .
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Sweet and bright little Matilda Wormwood, a child of wondrous intelligence, is different from the rest of her family. Misunderstood by everyone and ignored at home, she escapes into a world of reading, honing her skills, and exercising her mind so much that she develops telekinetic powers.
