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Ella Enchanted

Play trailer Poster for Ella Enchanted PG Released Apr 9, 2004 1h 41m Kids & Family Romance Comedy Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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As a baby, Ella (Anne Hathaway) receives a visit from Lucinda (Vivica A. Fox), her fairy godmother, and is bestowed with a magical talent that requires her to obey anything that she is told to do. This proves to be more of a curse than a blessing, particularly once her mother dies and she is forced to live with the cruel Dame Olga (Joanna Lumley). Eventually, Ella embarks on a journey to find Lucinda and break the spell, accompanied by the handsome Prince Charmont (Hugh Dancy).
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Hathaway is a charming heroine, but the simple storyline gets overwhelmed by silly gimmickry.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Endearing, enduring, with just a few bits of crude humor Rated: 4/5 Dec 24, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films Avoids a misstep common among girl-empowerment flicks, which often emasculate the male lead to make the heroine truly heroic… manages to make both leads appealing. Rated: B Sep 16, 2004 Full Review Steve Warren Southern Voice (Atlanta) The result isn’t consistently enchanting, but it is quite amusing in spite of its unevenness. Rated: 3.5/4 May 7, 2023 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …For kids bored with repeated viewings of Frozen and Tangled, Ella Enchanted is a worthy next step; chunky and easy to watch, it’s got some hidden depths well worth exploring… Rated: 3/5 Oct 13, 2022 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Anne Hathaway is the cheery spark in this glitzy girl's fantasy story from screenwriters Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith ("Legally Blonde"). Rated: C+ May 4, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Maria L I loved watching this movie growing up. It became a classic for us. Now as adults every few years we come back to this film as it brings nostalgia. I find it odd many grown men criticized this film. It was never meant for y'all. This movie is for young girls and teens. This movie would have been scored much higher if it wasn't for all these grown men leaving their unnecessarily bad ratings. Many don't know that this is actually based on a children's book published in 1997 that won the Newbery award, "The most distinguished contribution to American literature for children", the following year. Key word "literature for children". It's a fun entertaining retelling of cinderella. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Audience Member Watch amazing full movie online on https://glamcinema.com/ Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review S D So painfully boring and unfunny Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review Burcu E It’s no princess diaries but close, a bit irreverent and random at times, entertaining overall. I saw it on tv and had to stay up late to finish it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Christine M This movie does not do the book justice. It would have been better if they had not claimed that this was a book adaptation. Overall, it is very cheesy, but not in a good way. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review BJ M Wonderful movie, especially for adolescent girls. Nice story. Anne Hathaway was amazing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/10/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis As a baby, Ella (Anne Hathaway) receives a visit from Lucinda (Vivica A. Fox), her fairy godmother, and is bestowed with a magical talent that requires her to obey anything that she is told to do. This proves to be more of a curse than a blessing, particularly once her mother dies and she is forced to live with the cruel Dame Olga (Joanna Lumley). Eventually, Ella embarks on a journey to find Lucinda and break the spell, accompanied by the handsome Prince Charmont (Hugh Dancy).
Director
Tommy O'Haver
Producer
Jane Startz
Screenwriter
Karen McCullah, Laurie Craig, Jennifer Heath, Michelle Wolff, Gail Carson Levine
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Jane Startz Productions, Miramax Films, Blessington Film Productions, Momentum Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Romance, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 9, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 17, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.9M
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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