What a Girl Wants

What a Girl Wants (2003)

  • 35% of critics liked it
    (104 reviews)

  • 67% of users liked it
    (431,551 ratings)

Loosely based on the 1958 comedy The Reluctant Debutante starring Sandra Dee, the family-friendly comedy What a Girl Wants features popular Nickelodeon teen star Amanda Bynes in her first feature-starring performance after her debut in Big Fat Liar. She plays teenager Daphne Reynolds, who lives in… More

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
William Douglas-Home, Elizabeth Chandler, Jenny Bicks
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 4, 2003 Wide
Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Anya Kamenetz, Village Voice

    A sanitized adventure for the Mary Kate-and-Ashley set.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    There's nothing wrong with this movie, it just kind of moves along at this little pace, no surprises.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    Uninspired and insipid all the way.

  • Claudia Puig, USA Today

    Girls undoubtedly will want to see it, but What a Girl Wants feels a bit like a reheated version of The Princess Diaries.

  • Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star

    What A Girl Wants doesn't satisfy.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Red L


    If you are feeling a little down and want to watch a happily-ever-after fairy tale, this is the movie for you!

  • jay n


    Ordinary fish out of water rom/com is set a step above the rest of its ilk by beautiful location filming in London and Colin Firth and Eileen Atkins in the cast.

  • Cassie H


    Daphne is an American teenager out to find her father, Lord Henry Dashwood. She's up to the challenge as she encounters snooty rich people & falls in love with a British boy. This is one of my favorite Amanda Bynes movies!!! :) I love it so much! (:

  • Bethany M


    Oliver James and Amanda Bynes are a really good couple in this film and I really enjoyed it. It's a great chick flick and it's quite funny at times. It's a must see!

  • Marc L


    I hate chick flicks. Anyone who has ever met me knows that. I also dislike Amanda Bynes. So it's no surprise that I turned out hating this movie. I'm not really sure why I saw it in the 1st place, maybe so I could get my Nostalgia Critic on and find something to bash. And… More

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