Wild Child

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Wild Child

PG-13

2008

1h 38m

Comedy

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Sixteen-year-old Poppy (Emma Roberts) has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father (Aidan Quinn) ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress (Natasha Richardson) and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.

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Critics Consensus

More mild than wild. This tween comedy mess falls flat on its face due to poor characters, poor direction and poor jokes.

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Fionnuala Halligan

Screen International

A project broad-based enough to make tween competitor Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging feel arthouse.

Oct 18, 2008

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Leslie Felperin

Variety

Competent if mechanical helming debut by editor Nick Moore.

Oct 18, 2008

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

The screenplay by Lucy Dahl (daughter of Roald) dwells unpleasantly on cruelty and humiliation, and finally Poppy does little more than exchange one form of snobbery for another.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 19, 2008

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Kaleem Aftab

The National (UAE)

Surely school should be more fun than this.

May 14, 2018

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Brian Orndorf

DVDTalk.com

A slight but tart teen comedy, Child carries some surprising bite, subverting the norm with a fine British cast helping to sell the pixy stick fantasy, buttressed by Roberts's refreshing angry streak.

Rated: B-

Dec 7, 2009

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Mildly entertaining and utterly innocuous...

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 23, 2009

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Tamara M

I just want to say i miss this movie!!! Its so good to watch over again 👍🏻

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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lyla s

emma roberts ml favourite IT girl ever

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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Bradley G

Wild Child has some hilarious teenage moments that shakes the bottle as some rises to the occasion.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/27/24

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陳美心 1

very nice ,emma robert permorm was epic!!!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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Andzel E

I love the movie i recommend this for 13 ages and up

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/02/24

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Mya A

Is it the best movie ever made maybe not but it is a movie I grew up with and still one of my favorites to this day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/21/24

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Nick Moore

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Emma Roberts

Poppy

Natasha Richardson

Mrs. Kingsley

Shirley Henderson

Matron

Aidan Quinn

Poppy's Father

Alex Pettyfer

Freddie

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Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Poppy (Emma Roberts) has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father (Aidan Quinn) ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress (Natasha Richardson) and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.

Director: Nick Moore
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Diana Phillips
Screenwriter: Lucy Dahl
Production Co: Working Title Films
Rating: PG-13 (Language|All Involving Teens|Sex References|Some Coarse and Suggestive Con)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $49.8K
Runtime: 1h 38m

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