Sydney White

PG-13

Released Sep 21, 2007

1 hr. 48 min.

Comedy

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35%

85 Reviews

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70%

250,000+ Ratings

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College freshman Sydney White (Amanda Bynes) arrives at Southern Atlantic University, determined to pledge her late mother's sorority. Unfortunately, she finds that the sisterhood has changed since her parent's day. Banished to a condemned house, Sydney joins forces with seven outcasts to take over the student government and win equal rights for nerd and noted alike.

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Critics Consensus

Amanda Bynes is charming, but Sydney White is a poorly adapted take on Snow White, relying on tired ethnic stereotypes laughs.

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Sasha T

It was a good movie, and I would watch it again although there were a few problems. The stigma of the 'minorities' were hard to watch. At the end, when she starts talking about how were all dorks I cringed internally. Good movie, hard watch a few scenes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/25/23

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Audience Member

Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. A modern day re-telling of Snow White. Not an easy task to get a modern ensemble cast to be significant, but they do a good job for the characters being mostly socially awkward societal rejects. Amanda Bynes pretty much carries the movie, but that's to be expected from a Snow White. The fun twist is they went with a "vs the rich" trope against greek row instead of her being princess-like. The movie is a lot of fun, and Amanda Bynes does a great job of competitive girl on the social battlefield as does Sarah Paxton.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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This movie is supposed to be based on "Snow White" the telltale, but in reality it is a failed attempt to retell the story, by itself the movie does not bring anything new anywhere, all the situations and characters are an adaptation created just an only to serve this "magic reality" trying to be something more contemporary. The actors did not even try to appear young people from college and it´s performance is forced to say the least, they lack of a sense of real identity and for the main character, he does not even is so important nor is well described on the story, his only trope is being different to others and the same is applied to the relationships we are presented in the movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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steve d

dull update that struggles to find any laughs.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Intrigued by the modern teenage, humorous retelling of Snow White with Bynes nicely fulfilling the role's innocence with a solid message that stretches further, but the tale contradicts itself when countering clichés only to nastily, or rather pathetically without dignified sense, be one despite the barely minimal satisfactory. (B-)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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It might have been better if it didn't try to do a take on Snow White. The way the 'dwarfs' were portrayed was just ridiculous. It might have meant well, but it ended up being pretty lame. (First and only viewing - 6/14/2019)

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Joe Nussbaum

Director

Amanda Bynes

Sydney White

Sara Paxton

Rachel

Matt Long

Tyler

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Rated: 1/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Stephen Garrett

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Sep 19, 2008

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Despite the slight material and micro-direction, Bynes manages to shine.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 24, 2020

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Quickly descends into tedious schmaltz.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 3, 2018

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...Sydney White's astounding lack of positive attributes cements its place as an utterly worthless endeavor.

Rated: 0/4

May 6, 2008

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Synopsis

College freshman Sydney White (Amanda Bynes) arrives at Southern Atlantic University, determined to pledge her late mother's sorority. Unfortunately, she finds that the sisterhood has changed since her parent's day. Banished to a condemned house, Sydney joins forces with seven outcasts to take over the student government and win equal rights for nerd and noted alike.

Director: Joe Nussbaum
Executive Producer: Guy McElwaine, Wayne Morris
Screenwriter: Chad Gomez Creasey
Distributor: Universal
Production Co: Morgan Creek Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Humor|Partying|Some Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 21, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.7M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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