Nancy Drew (2007)
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50% of critics liked it
(136 reviews) -
61% of users liked it
(149,546 ratings)
A resourceful teenage super-sleuth finds her investigative skills put to the ultimate test as director Andrew Fleming and screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen revive the character originally made famous by author Carolyn Keene. Upon leaving her quaint hometown of River Heights and arriving in Los Angeles… More A resourceful teenage super-sleuth finds her investigative skills put to the ultimate test as director Andrew Fleming and screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen revive the character originally made famous by author Carolyn Keene. Upon leaving her quaint hometown of River Heights and arriving in Los Angeles with her father, Carson (Tate Donovan), precocious small-town teen Nancy Drew (Emma Roberts) enrolls in Hollywood High and discovers just how different life on the West Coast really is. A true original in the land where Rodeo Drive dictates what's "in" at any given moment, Nancy stands apart from the pack as much for her penny loafers as for her sincere, non-acerbic attitude and keen study skills -- all of which make the non-ironic goody two-shoes an object of scorn for fashion-conscious mean girls Inga (Daniella Monet) and Trish (Kelly Vitz). Concerns about how to fit in soon take a back seat to more pressing issues, however, when Nancy, having previously promised her worried father that she would give up sleuthing, stumbles across a series of clues that may lead her to find out what caused the death of beautiful Hollywood movie star Dehlia Draycott -- who perished years ago under particularly mysterious circumstances. Upon discovering that she and her father are currently residing in the very same mansion that Draycott once called home, the prospect of solving one of Hollywood's biggest mysteries simply proves too tantalizing for the brilliant young detective to resist. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Andrew Fleming
- Written By
- Andrew Fleming, Tiffany Paulsen
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Jun 15, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Anna Smith, Time Out
'Nancy Drew' still has a televisual feel - more 'Murder, She Wrote' than junior 'Marple'.
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David Edelstein, New York Magazine
It's one of the few tween movies that isn't in your face; its limpness becomes appealing.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker
I doubt if any female over the age of twelve would get much pleasure from the film.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
It's got a lot of fun energy, and it's got a certain kind of inspired loopiness that I found entertaining.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
This Nancy is a throwback, but a charming one, and Roberts (Julia Roberts' niece) plays her with an irresistible sweetness.
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Cast
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Emma Roberts
as Nancy Drew
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Josh Flitter
as Corky
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Rachael Leigh Cook
as Jane Brighton
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Tate Donovan
as Carson Drew
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Barry Bostwick
as Dashiel Biedermeyer
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Craig Gellis
as Thug
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Rich Cooper
as Charlie
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Amy Bruckner
as Bess
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Kay Panabaker
as Georgie
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Cliff Bemis
as Chief McGinnis
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David Doty
as Father Murray
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Laura Harring
as Dehlia Draycott
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Monica Parker
as Hannah
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Caroline Aaron
as Barbara Barbara
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Marshall Bell
as Leshing
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Daniella Monet
as Inga
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Kelly Vitz
as Trish
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Phil Abrams
as Principal
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Robert Merrill
as "New Century" Actor
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Joanne Baron
as Costume Lady
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Ryan Raddatz
as Assistant Director
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Adam Goldberg
as Arrogant Director
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Elyssa Davalos
as Twin Palms Manager
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Emmy Laybourne
as File Lady
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Rosemary Morgan
as "No" Woman
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Amanda Maria Lorca
as "No" Woman
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Ahna O'Reilly
as "No" Woman
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Ashley-Nicole Sherman
as "No" Woman
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Shaina Vorspan
as "No" Woman
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Krystle Hernandez
as "No" Woman
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Kaitlyn Van Item
as Allie
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Lucille Soong
as Waitress
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Dana Lee
as Louie
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Pat Carroll
as Landlady
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Darnell Dickens
as Party Goer #1
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Edgar Borjas
as Party Goer #2
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Adam Hendershott
as Guy at Party
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Adam Clark
as Sgt. Billings
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Vito D'Ambrosio
as Henchman #1
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Thom Harris Williams
as Henchman #2
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Jared Weber
as Henchman #3
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James Wing Woo
as Chinese Priest in Movie








