Matilda (1996)

The Story

Matilda Wormwood (Mara Wilson) is a gifted young girl, forced to put up with a crude, distant father (Danny DeVito) and mother (Rhea Perlman). Worse, Agatha Trunchbull (Pam Ferris), the evil principal at Matilda's school, is a terrifyingly strict bully. However, when Matilda realizes she has the power of telekinesis, she begins to defend her friends from Trunchbull's wrath and fight back against her unkind parents.

Rating

PG

Duration

98 min

Cast

Embeth Davidtz, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Pam Ferris, Mara Wilson

Director

Danny DeVito