Matilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a terrifying, sadistic headmistress. As she becomes fed up with the constant cruelty, she discovers she has a special gift that she just might be able to use to outwit the unruly adults around her.
Matilda has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Matilda (1996)
Review of Matilda (1996)
Review of Matilda (1996)
By Edward Guthmann (364) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 20 Jan 2012
Review of Matilda (1996)
Review of Matilda (1996)
Review of Matilda (1996)
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Matilda was released in 1996 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 28 reviews, giving Matilda (1996) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 74%.
With a score of 72%, Matilda is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1996 with similar scores include films like The Crucible, Trees Lounge and Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie.
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