Annie

Annie (2014)

It's a hard knock life.

Release:2014
Runtime:1h 58m
Country:United States
Director:Will Gluck
Language:English

Genre

ComedyDramaFamily
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Keywords

New York CityChild AbuseHelicoptermusicalBased On Play Or MusicalBased On ComicBillionaireOrphan

Annie rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.4/10· 43K votes
Rotten Tomatoes28%
Metacritic33%
TMDb6.25/10· 1K votes

With 28% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.4/10 on IMDb and 33/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Annie

Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan. But everything's about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks—advised by his brilliant VP and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor—makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he's her guardian angel, but Annie's self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it's the other way around.

Cast of Annie

  • Quvenzhané Wallis

    Quvenzhané Wallis

    as Annie Bennett

  • Jamie Foxx

    Jamie Foxx

    as William "Will" Stacks

  • Rose Byrne

    Rose Byrne

    as Grace Farrell

  • Cameron Diaz

    Cameron Diaz

    as Miss Colleen Hannigan

  • Bobby Cannavale

    Bobby Cannavale

    as Guy Danlily

  • Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

    Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

    as Nash

  • David Zayas

    David Zayas

    as Lou

  • Amanda Troya

    Amanda Troya

    as Pepper

  • Zoe Colletti

    Zoe Colletti

    as Tessie

  • Nicolette Pierini

    Nicolette Pierini

    as Mia

  • Eden Duncan-Smith

    Eden Duncan-Smith

    as Isabella

  • Dorian Missick

    Dorian Missick

    as Annie's "Dad"

Annie facts

Budget
$65M
Box office
$136.9M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Musical adaptation brings timeless source material to screen
  • Family-friendly comedy features song-and-dance entertainment
  • Contemporary reimagining of orphan underdog narrative

What the audience disliked

  • Tonal confusion balances comedy with child abuse trauma
  • Oversimplified character arcs lack emotional depth

Trailer

Where to watch Annie(US)

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