Released Date:
1996-08-02
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
102 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (79359 Reviews)
Director:
Danny DeVitoRoald Dahl (book)
Nicholas Kazan (screenplay)
Robin Swicord (screenplay)
A grouchy couple are parents to a very sweet girl, Matilda. Unlike her bratty brother and mean parents, Matilda becomes a very sweet and extremely intelligent 6 year old girl, who is very keen to go to school and read books. After a while, her parents send her to school with the worst principal in the world, a very sweet teacher, and good friends. While trying to put up with her parents' and principal's cruelty, she starts to unwittingly unleash telekinetic powers, destroying a television and making a newt fly onto the principal. With enough practice, Matilda starts to learn to control her telekinetic powers and soon using them on her principal so she can drive her away from the school.
Released Date:
1999-03-28
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
92 min
IMDB Ratings:
5.3 (255 Reviews)
Director:
William DearSteven Karczynski
Jerdine Nolen (book)
Uplifting tale about a man who grows a crop of colored balloons.
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