The Princess Diaries

G 6.4
2001 1 hr 55 min Comedy , Romance , Family

A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She must make a choice between continuing the life of a San Francisco teen or stepping up to the throne.

  • Cast:
    Anne Hathaway , Julie Andrews , Patrick John Flueger , Heather Matarazzo , Hector Elizondo , Mandy Moore , Caroline Goodall

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Reviews

Raetsonwe
2001/08/03

Redundant and unnecessary.

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Phonearl
2001/08/04

Good start, but then it gets ruined

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Sexyloutak
2001/08/05

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Griff Lees
2001/08/06

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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Davis P
2001/08/07

The Princess Diaries (2001) is a cute, entertaining family oriented film that is perfect if you're looking for feel good Disney fare. They got many things right with this movie, a lot more was right then was wrong. The main thing that was just perfect was the casting. Anne Hathaway did a great job with her breakthrough starring role. She holds her own and has enough acting ability to make us care about her and her life. This includes her relationships, both romantic and family. And of course Julie Andrews is just perfect as the grandmother and Queen. She is a veteran actress that we all know from the sound of music and Mary Poppins, and she really proves she's still got what it takes. Mandy Moore is good as the high school b***h, and Heather Matarazzo is funny and delightful as ever in the best friend role. The writing is good, it brings out the movies heart and highlights the chemistry between the characters. It's great for a family viewing.... but I think that just about anyone can enjoy this film. 8/10 for The Princess Diaries.

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studioAT
2001/08/08

This is of course the film that brought a young Anne Hathaway to our attention, featuring her as an average teenager realising that she's actually the Princess of a far off land. And Julie Andrews is your Gran! This is a fun film. It's got a good heart and will appeal to young girls and teens everywhere. A big part of that success is down to it being well directed by the much missed Garry Marshall and the fact that it features winning performances from Hathaway and Andrews.I don't think it needed the sequel that followed, but this is an hour and a bit of entertaining fairy-tale fun.

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Horst in Translation ([email protected])
2001/08/09

"The Princess Diaries" is an American movie from 15 years ago that runs for almost 2 hours. It was the big screen breakthrough for Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway. And even if her character is the undisputed lead here, they still chose Julie Andrews (whose character really anybody could have played) as the first credit. Pretty ridiculous if you ask me, even if Hathaway was pretty much a nobody back then still. But lets talk a bit more about the contents of the film. It is a nice story from ugly duckling becoming a beautiful swan and even a princess later on. Of course, it was pretty difficult to make a stunning actress like Hathaway look bad in the first third of the movie. The first genre description here on IMDb is comedy and I think there are some funny moments, but overall I would really see it more as a family film, maybe even a romance movie. Sadly,t he romance part is as uncreative as predictable.Some good moments in terms of Hathaway's performance and in terms of the script also make this one work. Nonetheless I must say that the entire royalty story was not really necessary here. It did not add too much for me. Instead, I would have preferred maybe a film that would have run for 90 minutes only and been more of a high school comedy. The movie actually attempts too much and sometimes it seems a touch of try-hard in achieving genuinely funny comedy. And there are many occasions when they do not succeed. I would say Hathaway is almost too good of an actress (also back then already when she wasn't even 20) for the material here. This is a decent film, but not one that could not have been better on more than a handful occasions. A sequel was really not too justified. Finally, before I finish the review, I don't want to forget to mention Mandy Moore. I am a great fan of her and it is always nice to see her, especially her "Stupid Cupid" performance. This one may have been among the main reasons why she got cast in "A Walk to Remember", one of my favorite films of all time and there she plays a completely different character to the vain spoiled school girl here. As a whole, I recommend "The Princess Diaries", mostly for Anne Hathaway's star-making turn.

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Margaret Meaw
2001/08/10

When I watched this film I have really interested in it , and I really like Princess Diaries . Perhaps there is something not very interesting but it doesn't make this movie bad . I really like changing with appearance and character of the main hero . And I love Anne Hathaway(Mia Thermopolis) her play was wonderful . I recommend it to you . But remember that this film is for girls 11-13 years old. If you want to change yourself watch this movie. If you want get fun , watch this movie. Probably you could think that this movie isn't instructive , and the worst is - you could be right...But it doesn't make this movie silly ,or boring.

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