Matilda

Matilda Wormwood is an exquisite and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, don’t agree. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a 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.

Cast

Mara Wilson

as Matilda Wormwood

Danny DeVito

as Harry Wormwood / Narrator (voice)

Rhea Perlman

as Zinnia Wormwood

Embeth Davidtz

as Miss Honey

Pam Ferris

as Agatha Trunchbull

Paul Reubens

as FBI Agent

Tracey Walter

as FBI Agent

Jean Speegle Howard

as Miss Phelps

Brian Levinson

as Michael Wormwood

Sara Magdalin

as Four-Year-Old Matilda

Reviews

Gimly

Hold on to this gem tightly, because movies like _Matilda_ will probably never get made again. _Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._...

Filipe Manuel Neto

**An excellent family comedy with some social criticism in the mix.** The film is one of the most famous family comedies of the 1990s, adapting the story of the same name by Roald Dahl for the screen, where a girl, who was born into an idiotic family unable to understand it, decides to win the ri...

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