49%Tomatometer 118 Reviews 68%Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings Shy San Francisco teenager Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is thrown for a loop when, from out of the blue, she learns the astonishing news that she's a real-life princess! As the heir apparent to the crown of the small European principality of Genovia, Mia begins a comical journey toward the throne when her strict and formidable grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews), shows up to give her "princess lessons." Read MoreRead LessWatch on Fandango at Home Buy Now
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A charming, if familiar, makeover movie for young teenage girls.
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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Terrific fun for girls and their families, too. Rated: 5/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Anna Smith Empire Magazine A light, uneven Pygmalion story that may win young girls over with its wish fulfilment theme and teen movie staples, but does not live up to the expectations created by the cast and director. Rated: 2/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Derek Adams Time Out Notions of responsibility, surrogacy, rites of passage and the value of friendship are gone through, but the highlighting of modern tropes merely serves to emphasise the film's conventionality. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) The Princess Diaries is as sappy as they come, a Pygmalion story told in Pollyanna terms. But sometimes sappy works, and this is one of those times. Rated: B- Apr 30, 2024 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies To say that both Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews are absolute perfection in The Princess Diaries would not be an understatement. Aug 3, 2021 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Do Queen Clarisse and Joe succeed with their fair lady? Does Mia accept her destiny? Does she get her Prince Charming? Come on! This is Hollywood. This is Garry Marshall. This is a fairytale. This is once-upon-a-time. This is as good as it gets. Nov 14, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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Eye C One of my confort movies, I could watch this forever and is never gets old. Love this movie, love the performances, love Anne, and in this particular case I love the latin american dub, is the only way I like to see it. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars06/09/24 Full Review Blu B Yeah it's pretty good actually. Hathaway was a bit over the top dorky like a cartoon character at first but once she settled in and becomes the princess she becomes more of a real person with quirky charm and is relatable. Julie Andrews is great and is a rock in this for consistency. Everyone else though is kind of forgettable and gives Disney Channel style performances. But overall the acting isn't bad thanks to those two. The music isn't bad either. It can be a bit on the generic side but is used pretty well overall. Everything else is pretty solid about it. The setting is memorable, it's very colorful and pops quite a bit, which helps because the direction is pretty basic. It can get a little jumbled fitting in all the different subplots. The romances, the best friend, her family, the mean girls, etc but it somehow overall makes it work pretty well. I think it does because it stays focused on Mia mostly and when it does cut to a sideplot it makes it very quick and ties in pretty well. It's also very charming and at times sincere honestly. The humor actually gets a consistent laugh every now and than. The PG friendly tone actually helps give it a charm rather than holds it back surprisingly. It's a bit long but it worked mostly and I didn't really mind it because I liked Mia quite a bit actually. It's a Disney Live Action Classic that anyone who likes any actors in this, the director, Cinderella type stories, or Disney live action should check out. Rated 4/5 Stars •Rated 4 out of 5 stars06/06/24 Full Review alan g Updated version of Cinderella. Even the fairy godmother can't save this one. Anne Hathaway is cute. Julie Andrews is wasted. Hector Elizondo as Julie Andrews secret love interest? Now that's a fairy tale. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars04/20/24 Full Review Phillip P Amazing a d entertaining film which shows us just why Anne Hathaway is a great actress. Rated 5/5 Stars •Rated 5 out of 5 stars04/01/24 Full Review Emery A Typical teenage work with a lukewarm plot for two great actresses, they managed to bring personality to a tired plot that could have been easily forgettable. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars02/21/24 Full Review Meydiana R I loved this movie and although it may have been slightly cliché, the dialog was quite smart and it was quite a funny movie. I think that if you expect the movie to be Oscar worthy, it will obviously fall short. But as it only attempts to be a sweet story about a misfit 15 year old turned princess, it completely lives up to it's potential. I think that Julie Andrews completely made the movie and that Anne Hathaway also did an excellent job. The movie is great for people of all ages because it has a simplistic plot yet has great one liners and great repartee between the characters of the Queen and Princess Mia. I also think that the minor characters are great also because they provide even more comic relief Rated 5/5 Stars •Rated 5 out of 5 stars01/26/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Garry Marshall Director Julie Andrews Queen Clarisse Renaldi Anne Hathaway Mia Thermopolis Héctor Elizondo Joe Heather Matarazzo Lilly Moscovitz Mandy Moore Lana Thomas
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SynopsisShy San Francisco teenager Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is thrown for a loop when, from out of the blue, she learns the astonishing news that she's a real-life princess! As the heir apparent to the crown of the small European principality of Genovia, Mia begins a comical journey toward the throne when her strict and formidable grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Julie Andrews), shows up to give her "princess lessons."
Director
Garry Marshall
Producer
Debra Chase, Whitney Houston, Mario Iscovich
Screenwriter
Meg Cabot, Gina Wendkos
Distributor
Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co
Bottom of the Ninth Productions Inc., BrownHouse Productions
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 3, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$108.2M
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
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