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Matilda (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 17  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.4/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Synopsis: 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 De Vito who also stars as Matilda's... 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 De Vito who also stars as Matilda's insensitive father. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Mara Wilson, Rhea Perlman, Danny DeVito, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris

Director: Danny DeVito
Story: Roald Dahl
Screenwriter: Nicholas Kazan
Composer: David Newman

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 6, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Pan & Scan - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers
  • Featurettes - 1. MAKING 'MATILDA'
  • 2. MATILDA'S MOVIE MAGIC
  • 3. A CHILD'S GUIDE TO GOOD MANNERS
  • 4. ESCAPE TO THE LIBRARY

Interactive Features:

  • Matilda's Read-Along
  • Classroom Games
  • The Spelling Bee & The Math Game
  • A Truly Terrible Test
  • Make Magic With Matilda
  • Terrify the Trunch-bull
  • Get Rid of Mrs. Trunchbull! - Trivia Game

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • MATILDA Character Gallery

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08/03/05
Emanuel Levy
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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.

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05/21/05
Scott Weinberg
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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
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DeVito gleefully preserves Dahl's dark comic tone, which should delight both kids and parents.

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10/29/04
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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Daniel M. Kimmel
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Dan Jardine
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Janet Maslin
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Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly
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03/16/03
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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4/5

Slick kids movie that preserves Roald Dahl's gleeful nastiness.

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02/27/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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10/11/02
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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Dark, beautiful adaptation of Roald Dahl story is uncompromising, entertaining and moving.

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Eugene Novikov
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