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The Princess Diaries

The Princess Diaries (2001)

She rocks. She rules. She reigns.

Release:2001
Runtime:1h 55m
Country:United States
Director:Garry Marshall
Language:English

Genre

ComedyFamilyRomance
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Keywords

PrincessHigh SchoolBased On Novel Or BookGrandparent Grandchild RelationshipHeir To The ThroneRoyaltySocial OutcastFictitious Country
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The Princess Diaries rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.4/10· 178K votes
Rotten Tomatoes49%
Metacritic52%
TMDb6.962/10· 5K votes

With 49% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.4/10 on IMDb and 52/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About 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 of The Princess Diaries

  • Anne Hathaway

    Anne Hathaway

    as Mia Thermopolis

  • Julie Andrews

    Julie Andrews

    as Queen Clarisse Renaldi

  • Heather Matarazzo

    Heather Matarazzo

    as Lilly Moscovitz

  • Caroline Goodall

    Caroline Goodall

    as Helen Thermopolis

  • Héctor Elizondo

    Héctor Elizondo

    as Joe

  • Robert Schwartzman

    Robert Schwartzman

    as Michael Moscovitz

  • Erik von Detten

    Erik von Detten

    as Josh Bryant

  • Patrick John Flueger

    Patrick John Flueger

    as Jeremiah Hart

  • Sandra Oh

    Sandra Oh

    as Vice Principal Gupta

  • Mandy Moore

    Mandy Moore

    as Lana Thomas

  • Sean O'Bryan

    Sean O'Bryan

    as Patrick O'Connell

  • K

    Kathleen Marshall

    as Charlotte Kutaway

The Princess Diaries facts

Budget
$37M
Box office
$165.3M
Collection
The Princess Diaries Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Coming of age transformation appeals to family and young audiences
  • •Royal makeover plot provides wish fulfillment fantasy escapism
  • •Grandparent mentorship dynamic adds warmth to story

What the audience disliked

  • •Some character arcs feel rushed despite decent ensemble chemistry
  • •Princess fantasy elements occasionally undercut realistic grounding
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