The Lizzie McGuire Movie

PG

Released May 2, 2003

1h 33m

Kids & Family

Comedy

List

40%

102 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

250,000+ Ratings

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During summer break, Lizzie McGuire (Hilary Duff) and her closest pals head off on a school-sponsored journey to Rome. Before long she makes the acquaintance of Paolo Valisari (Yani Gellman), a local music sensation whose duet partner looks almost exactly like Lizzie. Since Paolo and his collaborator recently feuded, Lizzie agrees to stand in for the girl at a massive concert and pretend to sing while a recording plays. But when things don't go as planned, she must rely on her own vocal chops.

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Critics Consensus

Harmless piece of fluff that ought to satisfy fans of the TV show.

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Britany R

THIS MOVIE IS MY EVERYTHING ♥️♥️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/23

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Pedro V

My Girlfriend is a big fan of the Lizzie McGuire series,I'm not,she wanted to see this during summer school and it was honestly absolute garbage,there was barely any good stuff and all I can say is that this should have been replaced with bugs life 2

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/23

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Jenny M

Fun movie to watch. I watch it every now and then and still enjoy it. Cool song at the end!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/28/23

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Audience Member

Based on the hit tv series on Disney channel It stars Hilary Duff as Lizzie McGuire herself She's graduating high school On her summer break though she and her classmates including Kate and Ethan are off to Rome, Italy Paolo Valisari, a European music sensation then meets her mistaking her for another musician named Isabella Parigi Both her and Paolo had a falling out He then gets a crazy idea to pass her off as Isabella of course Lizzie isn't so sure about it She has to build to the courage to get past her stage fright singing with the help of her friend Gordo How long can she keep it up and moreover she's falling in love with Paulo unaware of Gordo's true feelings about her This is still a story of a young girl dreaming of becoming a pop star and it fits the target audience it's aimed at Even if it's not memorable and doesn't necessarily scream cinema the fans will get their fill The final scene with the concert is the best thing with the best song Although I wish the ending was better and this didn't feel like an extended tv episode

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/03/23

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Riley C

This live action and animated movie is released in 2002 was disney channel series never seen before and until sequel in TBA and series reboot on air and streaming on disney plus.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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red t

Man This Sucked. The acting isn't good at all for being a big screen feature, the cinematography is cheap, uninspired, shot like a sitcom, and doesn't really ever take advantage of its amazing set location. The music is Bad with cheap pop numbers and songs that feel over the top and don't really go together. The worst parts are the editing and pacing they are absolutely terrible for the whole middle of this film. A third of this movie is nothing but edited montages and Lizzie and her love interest just doing stuff with no real plot taking place until the last ten minutes. This should have been a 40-45 minute Disney Channel TV Special not a Theater release. There is basically no plot for over half this film. Skip This At All Cost.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Jim Fall

Director

Hilary Duff

Lizzie McGuire

Adam Lamberg

Adam "Gordo" Gordon

Robert Carradine

Sam McGuire

Hallie Todd

Jo McGuire

Jake Thomas

Matt McGuire

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Keith Phipps

AV Club

As it goes with the TV show, so it goes with the movie, which benefits from being shot largely in Rome and suffers from trying to stretch its sitcom antics to feature length.

Jan 15, 2020

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

The target audience will absolutely adore it.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Rated: 3/4

Aug 14, 2007

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

No Three Coins in the Fountain cliché is left unused in this inane confection that is sugar-coated blandness personified and not remotely funny.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 15, 2020

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Leah Rozen

People Magazine

[A] sitcommish film that astutely builds on the Disney Channel's eponymous series.

Jan 15, 2020

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Christopher Borrelli

Toledo Blade

Here, we get a Bizarro Europe where the modest pleasures of the cable series are skipped to make room for a plot every American kiddie flick takes when it heads overseas. It aspires to nothing more than smiling imitation.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 15, 2020

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Synopsis

During summer break, Lizzie McGuire (Hilary Duff) and her closest pals head off on a school-sponsored journey to Rome. Before long she makes the acquaintance of Paolo Valisari (Yani Gellman), a local music sensation whose duet partner looks almost exactly like Lizzie. Since Paolo and his collaborator recently feuded, Lizzie agrees to stand in for the girl at a massive concert and pretend to sing while a recording plays. But when things don't go as planned, she must rely on her own vocal chops.

Director: Jim Fall
Producer: David Roessell, Terri Minsky
Screenwriter: Susan Estelle Jansen, Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Terri Minsky
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Buena Vista (Walt Disney)
Rating: PG (Mild Thematic Elements)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 2, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $42.7M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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