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Release Date • USA: Aug 2, 1996 DVD Release Date • R1: Aug 5, 1997
Budget $36,000,000
MPAA Rating Rated PG for elements of exaggerated meanness and ridicule, and for some mild language.
Running Time 1 hour, 38 minutes
Country USA
Studio Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Other Titles • Roald Dahl's Matilda (1996)
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Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Supernatural, School / Campus, Farce, Suspense, Coming Of Age, Black Comedy, Fantasy
Tagline: Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
Plot: 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.
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Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, You Only Live Twice | | |
| Cast |
Danny DeVito
L.A. Confidential, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Big Fish |
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 | Embeth Davidtz
Schindler's List, Bridget Jones's Diary, Army of Darkness |
 | Paul Reubens
Blow, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Mystery Men |
 | Mara Wilson
Mrs. Doubtfire, Miracle on 34th Street, A Simple Wish | Pam Ferris
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Death to Smoochy, Gladiatress | | |
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