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Wild Child

PG-13 2008 1h 38m Comedy List
41% Tomatometer 27 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
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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Leslie Felperin Variety Competent if mechanical helming debut by editor Nick Moore. Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Fionnuala Halligan Screen International A project broad-based enough to make tween competitor Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging feel arthouse. Oct 18, 2008 Full Review 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 Full Review Roger Moore Movie Nation Holding up well, cute -- "peak" Emma Roberts. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 14, 2018 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The National (UAE) Surely school should be more fun than this. May 14, 2018 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review lyla s emma roberts ml favourite IT girl ever Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/31/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 陳美心 1 very nice ,emma robert permorm was epic!!! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/09/24 Full Review Andzel E I love the movie i recommend this for 13 ages and up Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/02/24 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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