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  • What a Girl Wants
  • Opened April 4, 2003 | Runtime:1 hr. 40 min.
  • PG
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 10+. Read More
  • Daphne (Amanda Bynes), a spirited young American girl, travels to London in search of her long-lost father (Colin Firth), an influential aristocratic politician. As Daphne attempts to prove that love can conquer all, her impulsive behavior creates an Read More
  • Cast: Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston, Jonathan Pryce, Eileen Atkins, Anna Chancellor
  • Director: Dennie Gordon
  • Genres: Comedy of Manners, Teen Movie, Comedy

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So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 67
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    In her sassy but scrubbed way, Bynes is a real charmer, and What a Girl Wants...

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    There's nothing wrong with fairy tales, but they don't have to be formulaic. A...

  • 60
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    Works well enough. It has a decided plus in its appealing young star, Amanda...

  • 60
    The New York Times | Dave Kehr

    Minnelli's comedy had its serious underpinnings: by the end of the film, a girl...

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