Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7/10· 32K votes
Metacritic72%
TMDb6.797/10· 816 votesWith 7/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, this film is well-rated across multiple platforms.
About Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results.
Cast of Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
Alisha Weir
as Matilda Wormwood
Emma Thompson
as Agatha Trunchbull
Lashana Lynch
as Miss Honey
Stephen Graham
as Mr. Wormwood
Andrea Riseborough
as Mrs. Wormwood
Sindhu Vee
as Mrs. Phelps
Carl Spencer
as Escapologist
Lauren Alexandra
as Acrobat
Winter Jarrett Glasspool
as Amanda Thripp
Andrei Shen
as Eric
Ashton Robertson
as Nigel
Meesha Garbett
as Hortensia
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical facts
- Budget
- $25M
- Box office
- $37.3M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Musical adaptation captures book's empowering spirit beautifully
- •Young protagonist's magic delivers wish-fulfillment fantasy effectively
- •Family film tackles child abuse themes with surprising maturity
What the audience disliked
- •Theater-to-film adaptation loses intimate stage performance energy
- •Musical numbers feel overstuffed despite energetic choreography attempts
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