Material Girls (2006)
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4% of critics liked it
(52 reviews) -
57% of users liked it
(220,820 ratings)
Stripped of their wealth and forced to fend for themselves when the multi-million-dollar cosmetics company inherited from their father suffers due to controversy, two sisters who have never known the simple life must finally find out how the other half lives in a high-fashion comedy about hard times… More Stripped of their wealth and forced to fend for themselves when the multi-million-dollar cosmetics company inherited from their father suffers due to controversy, two sisters who have never known the simple life must finally find out how the other half lives in a high-fashion comedy about hard times starring Hilary and Haylie Duff. Ava (Haylie) and Tanza (Hilary) are teen heiresses whose charmed lives consist of little more than showing up at all the hottest celebrity parties and putting in the occasional cameo at their company's board meetings while letting the responsible adults in charge handle all of the complicated details. All of that changes, however, when an unforeseen scandal robs the privileged "celebutantes" of their car, their cash, and even their lavish home; but what's a poor little rich girl to do when everything she's ever known is suddenly made null and void? In the case of Ava and Tanza, the only answer is to use their substantial setback as a means of realizing their true potential, and put the wisdom imparted to them by their father to use in clearing the family name and proving that there's much more to life than the almighty dollar. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Martha Coolidge
- Written By
- John Quaintance, Jessica O'Toole, Amy Rardin
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Aug 18, 2006 Wide
- On DVD
- Dec 12, 2006
- Studio
- MGM/UA
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Under the circumstances, Anjelica Huston and Lukas Haas manage not to embarrass themselves, but only because they're pretending to be in a different movie.
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Anna Smith, Time Out
Co-stars Anjelica Huston and Lukas Haas attempt to rise above it all, but you can almost feel them wincing at the confused tone and risible dialogue.
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Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly
It's not Clueless, just clueless.
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times
An incompetent spin on the poor-little-rich-girl story, the film involves a lot of wardrobe changes and product placements, and a smidgen of intrigue and some chaste romance.
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Michael Hardy, Boston Globe
It succeeds on its own terms. These days, even pre teens live in a material world.
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Cast
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Hilary Duff
as Tanzie Marchetta
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Haylie Duff
as Ava Marchetta
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Anjelica Huston
as Fabiella
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Lukas Haas
as Henry Baines
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Maria Conchita Alonso
as Inez
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Brent Spiner
as Tommy Kazenbach
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Marcus Coloma
as Rick
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Obba Babatundé
as Craig
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Reagan Dale Neis
as Jaden
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Colleen Camp
as Charlene
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Judy Tenuta
as Margo Thorness
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Henry Cho
as Ned Nakamori
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Ty Hodges
as Etienne
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Carl Lewis
as People Reporter
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Terri Seymour
as Herself
