The Princess Diaries

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

as Mia Thermopolis

Julie Andrews

as Queen Clarisse Renaldi

Heather Matarazzo

as Lilly Moscovitz

Caroline Goodall

as Helen Thermopolis

Héctor Elizondo

as Joe

Robert Schwartzman

as Michael Moscovitz

Erik von Detten

as Josh Bryant

Patrick John Flueger

as Jeremiah Hart

Sandra Oh

as Vice Principal Gupta

Mandy Moore

as Lana Thomas

Reviews

Kamurai

Good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. This feels like a trope, but I'm honestly not sure if "surprise, you're royal" is a trope. Making up a country for this also feels like a special sub-trope. What I'm sure is a trope is the "She's All That" where you have a clumsy, homely girl ...

r96sk

It goes on for a bit too long, but <em>'The Princess Diaries'</em> is just about a good film. Anne Hathaway (Mia) is the star no doubt, she's the only character I'll likely remember from this 2001 production. Julie Andrews (Clarisse) is decent too, while Héctor Elizondo (Joe) is extremely likeabl...

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