Nancy Drew

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Nancy Drew

PG

2007

1h 39m

Kids & Family

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

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Amateur sleuth Nancy Drew (Emma Roberts) accompanies her father (Tate Donovan) on a business trip to Los Angeles and stumbles across evidence in the case of a movie star's long-unsolved death. The young heroine's resourcefulness and integrity are put to the test in the glamorous -- but sometimes treacherous -- world of Hollywood.

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Critics Consensus

Emma Roberts is bubbly and charming as Nancy Drew, the junior detective. But despite her best efforts, Nancy Drew still lacks excitement, surprise, and compelling secondary characters.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

There's something very weird about Andrew Fleming's movie, perhaps because it's essentially The Black Dahlia for tweens, with kissing but without the sex or mutilation.

Oct 19, 2007

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Robert Hanks

Independent (UK)

Carolyn Keene's straitlaced teen detective gets a modern, ironic makeover, but the irony wobbles and the jokes aren't strong enough to carry it.

Oct 19, 2007

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

For sheer objectionable stupidity and dullness, this film takes the biscuit.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 19, 2007

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James Croot

The Post NZ

And despite clunky dialogue, sometimes lamentable support and an inexplicable cameo by Bruce Willis (as himself), Roberts remains unflappable throughout.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 15, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Granted that the film is targeting preteen girls, it still fails to find appeal even on that restrictive level.

Rated: 5/10

Nov 27, 2020

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Megan Basham

WORLD

As played by Emma Roberts, Nancy boasts a plucky self-assuredness that inspires rather than annoys.

Oct 16, 2018

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Mary D

My 8 and 10 year olds found it terrifying and have been having nightmares for days. Cheesy but scary!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Steve D

Roberts is all that works here. It unintentionally feels like Batman 66.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/06/23

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Brigade M

Good cast, excellent pace. 0 complaint. Thanks, Emma!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/23

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Audience Member

The greatest 01 hour: and 39 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Its my favorite movie of all time!!! FOR ME ITS PERFECT!! I LOVE IT!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

NOTE: I've never read the books nor played the video games and I have only minimal familiarity with the character so I can only judge this film as a stand-alone work. REVIEW: Emma Roberts delivers a sincere performance, there are fun moments such as a Bruce Willis cameo and the titular sleuth telling the bad guys why their murder methods would end up making things worse and it works fine as "Baby's First Whodunit' but Nancy Drew's forgettable secondary characters, cliched story beats - ha ha, old-fashioned protagonist sucks at blending in with modern society - and occasionally silly story make this a forgettable mystery film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Synopsis

Amateur sleuth Nancy Drew (Emma Roberts) accompanies her father (Tate Donovan) on a business trip to Los Angeles and stumbles across evidence in the case of a movie star's long-unsolved death. The young heroine's resourcefulness and integrity are put to the test in the glamorous -- but sometimes treacherous -- world of Hollywood.

Director: Andrew Fleming
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Screenwriter: Andrew Fleming, Tiffany Paulsen
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Bros., Jerry Weintraub Productions
Rating: PG (Mild Violence|Brief Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Kids & Family, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.6M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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