Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

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Released Mar 15, 2019

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

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Modern, smart, and independent, Nancy Drew reluctantly befriends Helen, the local mean girl, and together they investigate the haunting of Twin Elms.

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Elevated by a well-cast Sophia Lillis, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase leads audiences into a genially entertaining new take on the venerable character.

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase is a pleasing return to the kind of storytelling captured in those books, in which a mystery is tidily solved through logic and cleverness.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 23, 2019

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Rafer Guzman

Newsday

Lillis shines as the brainy detective, but the movie itself is none too bright.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 21, 2019

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Rex Reed

Observer

Ineffectual, irrelevant and amateurishly conceived from start to finish, this movie is so bad it could kill off Nancy Drew forever.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 18, 2019

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

A surprisingly entertaining effort from all involved.

Sep 10, 2021

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Bill Newcott

Movies For The Rest Of Us

This screen incarnation of America's favorite teenaged detective gives us permission to celebrate a world where the only superpowers anyone needs are intelligence, curiosity, compassion and kindness.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 27, 2020

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Shannon McGrew

Nightmarish Conjurings

[Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase ] is a film that will be empowering to young girls and boys as it is a reminder that adventure and mystery await...

Rated: 4.5/5

Jul 3, 2019

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Sandi V

The original Nancy Drew books do a huge misservice to this film. The books written by Carolyn Keene manage to completely misrepresent the characters in this film. For example, did you know that Hannah is really a foul-mouthed 30-ish aunt of Nancy's who places the personal profit of her pie shop above the wishes of her neighbourhood? Who knew! Carson Drew is much younger than his book character and usually unshaven. His haggard expression and overly lean physique would scare any kid off drugs. I suppose in this way he still serves as a model to the community. I am utterly disappointed that Carolyn Keene failed to disclose that George, Nancy's tomboy friend, is actually African American. And George's caucasian cousin Bess isn't overweight at all, just clutzy! Maybe in author Keene's time, more teenage girls had weight issues than they have today? Nancy, as originally written by Carolyn Keene, was just so uptight! She dressed conservatively, drove her own car, never lied, and broke no laws. Boring! Nancy in this film wears her cool, torn jeans throughout the film, and a long plaid shirt that hides her figure because she feels empowered to feel and look like a boy. Way to go, girl! She hates River Heights so much that she skateboards at night down the middle of its streets hoping some absentminded driver will put her out of her misery. Halfway through this film, I started thinking where I could buy a skateboard of my own.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Sankalp good S

It's a one time watch fun film lilis worthy charming performance worth the film bit little n fun to watch 😃♥️🎉🥰👏

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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keshav d

I liked this movie because you know it's about Nancy style and also the way she is riding her skateboarding its about their friend ship makes me feel good i know the story was not that good but i loved Nancy style

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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Audience Member

I have always loved the Nancy Drew stores and Sophia Lillis was perfect as Nancy. I really enjoyed the movie, and it brought back good memories of ready the books. I hope that she will make more of them.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

very nice! watched it with my dad on netflix.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Great movie, scary for kids though

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Modern, smart, and independent, Nancy Drew reluctantly befriends Helen, the local mean girl, and together they investigate the haunting of Twin Elms.

Director: Katt Shea
Producer: Jeff Kleeman, Chip Diggins
Screenwriter: Nina Fiore, John Hererra
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: A Very Good Production Inc., Red 56
Rating: PG (Suggestive Material|Peril|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2019
Runtime: 1h 29m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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