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Penelope

  • 2006
  • PG
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
65K
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Christina Ricci, Reese Witherspoon, Catherine O'Hara, and James McAvoy in Penelope (2006)
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A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with "one who will accept her as one of their own."A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with "one who will accept her as one of their own."A modern romantic tale about a young aristocratic heiress born under a curse that can only be broken when she finds true love with "one who will accept her as one of their own."

  • Director
    • Mark Palansky
  • Writer
    • Leslie Caveny
  • Stars
    • Christina Ricci
    • James McAvoy
    • Reese Witherspoon
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    65K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark Palansky
    • Writer
      • Leslie Caveny
    • Stars
      • Christina Ricci
      • James McAvoy
      • Reese Witherspoon
    • 133User reviews
    • 118Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
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    Christina Ricci and James McAvoy in Penelope (2006)
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    Christina Ricci
    Christina Ricci
    • Penelope Wilhern
    James McAvoy
    James McAvoy
    • Johnny…
    Reese Witherspoon
    Reese Witherspoon
    • Annie
    Richard E. Grant
    Richard E. Grant
    • Franklin Wilhern
    Catherine O'Hara
    Catherine O'Hara
    • Jessica Wilhern
    Nick Prideaux
    • Penelope's Great-Grandfather
    • (as Nicholas Prideaux)
    Michael Feast
    Michael Feast
    • Jake…
    Ronni Ancona
    Ronni Ancona
    • Wanda
    Simon Woods
    Simon Woods
    • Edward Vanderman
    Paul Herbert
    Paul Herbert
    • Leonard Wilhern
    Simon Chandler
    Simon Chandler
    • Doctor
    Peter Dinklage
    Peter Dinklage
    • Lemon
    Andi-Marie Townsend
    • Young Penelope
    John Voce
    • Station Cop
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    Burn Gorman
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    Nick Frost
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      • Leslie Caveny
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Christina Ricci did not have to audition for her role. She was approached by Producer Reese Witherspoon.
    • Goofs
      (at around 50 minutes Amazon Prime time) A part of the mattress can be seen when Penelope's mother faints in the kitchen.
    • Quotes

      Penelope: [to Max] You lied to me! I guessed piano and you said that...

      [gasps as Max whisks her around and kisses her]

    • Alternate versions
      About 20 minutes were cut from the film for its US release, and some other minor edits were made, mostly to eliminate some mild usage of profanity. This was most likely done to secure a PG rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Semi-Pro/Penelope/The Bank Job/The Other Boleyn Girl/The Chicago 10 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Walking in Paris
      Written and Performed by Nigel Jenkins

    User reviews133

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    Better than expected
    What a lovely creature Christina Ricci is. Even with a pig's snout stuck to her face, I found her to be completely entrancing. She was certainly the only reason I decided to give this modern-day fairy tale a go and, on the whole, I'm fairly glad that I did. It has its weaknesses, for sure, the main one being that it can't seem to settle on a tone or to decide whether it takes place in Britain, America or some mythical amalgam of the two. The tone certainly could have been darker, even if the film is (probably) primarily aimed at teens considering its story (basically an update of Beauty and the Beast with gender roles reversed).

    Ricci does a good job of holding everything together. She looks too cute to send men flying through windows in terror, and seems too well-adjusted for a 25-year-old who has never stepped outside the confines of her palatial home, but I suppose these are minor quibbles. After all, how could we root for a truly hideous princess with social interaction issues? Catherine O'Hara also scores as Penelope's overbearing mother who can't see that she is the barrier preventing her daughter from lifting the curse that has left her with a pig's snout for a nose. Other familiar names are more of a distraction than anything else: hedge-haired Russell Brand appears for one scene, an increasingly chubby Lenny Henry in another few. Producer Reese Witherspoon even makes an appearance late on.

    One character I liked a lot was that of Lemon, played by Peter Dinklage. Not only does Dinklage provide probably the strongest performance in the film, thanks to a well-written role, the script wisely refrains from spelling out the similarities between his character and Penelope that lead to his pulling back from the pursuit of her. Anyone with a little insight can understand the reason for the casting; it doesn't need to be spelled out, but how many other films would keep hammering home the point until even the thickest viewer caught on?
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    • Jun 6, 2008

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 29, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cô Nàng Mũi Heo
    • Filming locations
      • 56 Holland Park, Holland Park, London, England, UK(Edward Vanderman's house exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Summit Entertainment
      • Stone Village Pictures
      • Type A Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,011,996
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,802,144
      • Mar 2, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,156,270
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • 2.39 : 1

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