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What a Girl Wants

  • 2003
  • G
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
65K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,982
2,094
Amanda Bynes in What a Girl Wants (2003)
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An American teenager learns that her father is a wealthy British politician running for office. Although she is eager to find him, she realizes it could cause a scandal and cost him the elec... Read allAn American teenager learns that her father is a wealthy British politician running for office. Although she is eager to find him, she realizes it could cause a scandal and cost him the election.An American teenager learns that her father is a wealthy British politician running for office. Although she is eager to find him, she realizes it could cause a scandal and cost him the election.

  • Director
    • Dennie Gordon
  • Writers
    • William Douglas-Home
    • Jenny Bicks
    • Elizabeth Chandler
  • Stars
    • Amanda Bynes
    • Colin Firth
    • Kelly Preston
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    65K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,982
    2,094
    • Director
      • Dennie Gordon
    • Writers
      • William Douglas-Home
      • Jenny Bicks
      • Elizabeth Chandler
    • Stars
      • Amanda Bynes
      • Colin Firth
      • Kelly Preston
    • 232User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos2

    What a Girl Wants
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    Amanda Bynes, Connie Powney, and Cassie Powney in What a Girl Wants (2003)
    Dennie Gordon in What a Girl Wants (2003)
    Amanda Bynes and Oliver James in What a Girl Wants (2003)
    Kelly Preston, Amanda Bynes, and Anna Chancellor in What a Girl Wants (2003)
    Colin Firth and Amanda Bynes in What a Girl Wants (2003)
    Amanda Bynes in What a Girl Wants (2003)
    Colin Firth and Amanda Bynes in What a Girl Wants (2003)
    Amanda Bynes, Connie Powney, and Cassie Powney in What a Girl Wants (2003)
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    Amanda Bynes and Oliver James in What a Girl Wants (2003)
    Amanda Bynes in What a Girl Wants (2003)

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    Amanda Bynes
    Amanda Bynes
    • Daphne Reynolds
    Colin Firth
    Colin Firth
    • Henry Dashwood
    Kelly Preston
    Kelly Preston
    • Libby Reynolds
    Soleil McGhee
    • Young Daphne
    Eileen Atkins
    Eileen Atkins
    • Jocelyn Dashwood
    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    • Alistair Payne
    Peter Reeves
    • Sir John Dashwood
    James Greene
    James Greene
    • Percy
    Steven Osborne
    • Staff Member
    Mike Toller
    • Libby's Band Member
    Tom Penn
    • Libby's Band Member
    Tom Goodfellow
    • Libby's Band Member
    James Bell
    • Libby's Band Member
    Mindy Lee Raskin
    Mindy Lee Raskin
    • Bride
    Stanley Townsend
    Stanley Townsend
    • Bride's Father
    Raffaello Degruttola
    Raffaello Degruttola
    • Groom
    Tara Summers
    Tara Summers
    • Noelle
    Newton Boothe
    • Taxi Driver
    • Director
      • Dennie Gordon
    • Writers
      • William Douglas-Home(1958 screenplay)
      • Jenny Bicks
      • Elizabeth Chandler
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Kelly Preston and Oliver James did all of their own singing in this movie.
    • Goofs
      All invitations from Queen Elizabeth II are commands, forwarded by the appropriate member of the royal household. As such when the film says 'Her Majesty the Queen invites you to the Annual Garden Party' in reality the invitation would read 'The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by Her Majesty to invite Lord Dashwood and the Honourable Daphne Dashwood to a Garden Party'
    • Quotes

      Ian: Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you are born to stand out?

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Father and Daughter Movies (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Good Life
      Written by Leslie Mills and Chris Pelcer

      Performed by Leslie Mills

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

    User reviews232

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    6/10
    Satisfies the target audience.
    I saw the movie with my mid-teen sister who's exactly the target audience of this film. Now there are many films that are not for everybody, they do not excel in acting, directing, screenplay or effects to be called a 'good movie'. They are meant for certain part of the audience who, if it sticks to the specific formula, just love them. Now I wasn't meant to love "What a girl wants", but I guess, thinking from my point of view, it's a good diversion from me.

    The script is above the level I was expecting and young Amanda Bynes acted quite well. Colin Firth seemed a little wooden. There are bits of little innocent humors in places that makes it a relief to watch. The shooting locations and the sets are fine. The soundtrack too is catchy. So even the storyline is very very shallow, one should not complain or analyze too much about such films.
    helpful•31
    10
    • shanfloyd
    • Jun 11, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 4, 2003 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Warner Bros.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ce que fille veut
    • Filming locations
      • Lancaster House, Stable Yard, St James's, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(Daphne's debutante ball)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Gaylord Films
      • DiNovi Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $36,105,433
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,434,964
      • Apr 6, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,732,139
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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