Matilda

Genre: Comedy

Worldwide gross$36.0M

Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, Matilda is misunderstood by her family because she is very different from their ways of life. As time passes, Matilda finally starts school that has a kindly teacher, loyal friends and a sadistic principal. As she gets fed up with the constant cruelty, Matilda begins to realize that she has a gift of telekinetic powers. After some days of practice, Matilda suddenly turns the tables to stand up to her parents and outwit the principal.

🏆 3 wins & 7 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director

Danny DeVito

Cast

Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson

Released

2 August 1996

Runtime

1h 38m

Certificate

PG

IMDb rating

7 / 10

Votes

195,411

Metascore

72

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Box office

$33,459,416

Budget

$36,000,000

Edition

Base