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

Behind The Lens

Debbie Lynn Elias

Do Queen Clarisse and Joe succeed with their fair lady? Does Mia accept her destiny? Does she get...

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

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.