The Princess Diaries

Name: The Princess Diaries
Released: 2001-8-3
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Heather Matarazzo, Hector Elizondo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall

G
1h 55m
2001

48%

age 8+

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Starring Academy Award® winner Julie Andrews (Best Actress), the enchanting Anne Hathaway, and Hector Elizondo, THE PRINCESS DIARIES is a cool, comical Cinderella story that will touch your heart. For teenager Mia Thermopolis (Hathaway), just surviving each school day is an adventure. Then the shocking news arrives that she's a real-life princess! So begins a comical transformation towards poise and princess-ness, including a media storm, jealous schoolmates, and a plot to take over her country.

Director:

Garry Marshall

Producer:

Writer:

Gina Wendkos

Cast:

Anne Hathaway, Heather Matarazzo, Hector Elizondo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall, Robert Schwartzman, Julie Andrews

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

48%

Critics Consensus: A charming, if familiar, makeover movie for young teenage girls.

Reviews

EmanuelLevy.Com

Emanuel Levy

This fairy tale, which feels as if it were made in the 1960s, deatures a star-making performance f...

Terrific fun for girls and their families, too.

The unexpected rewards of director Garry Marshall's ("Beaches") latest spin on the well-worn Pygma...

This Cinderella fantasy transforms a geek into a princess, and teaches a few life lessons along th...

August 16, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Film4

That this failed is largely down to the stilted, clichd dialogue of the screenplay; fans of the wi...

June 21, 2017

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Common Sense Media

age 8+

Common Sense Says

Sweet tale about growing up is terrific fun for families.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that The Princess Diaries is a 2001 movie in which Anne Hathaway plays an unpopular 15-year-old who discovers that she is a princess in a European kingdom. There is some mild verbal bullying from the popular kids of a high school; the lead character and her friends are called names such as "freak." There is some teen kissing. Mia drives without a license and manages to escape a ticket using tactics that parents might find troubling. During a softball game, a male character is hit in the groin with a softball. Aside from this, the movie offers positive messages about the importance of friendship, popularity, being true to yourself, and caring about others.