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Penelope is a 2006 romantic comedy and fantasy film directed by Mark Palansky. The movie stars Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon, and Catherine O’Hara, with Witherspoon also serving as a producer. The narrative is set in London, and filming took place at Pinewood Studios. The original language of the film is English.
The production involved companies including Summit Entertainment, Tatira-Hiller Productions, Type A Films, and Grosvenor Park Productions. It has a runtime of 104 minutes and carries a PG rating. The film was distributed by Momentum Pictures and Netflix, with a budget of 15,000,000 and revenue of 21,156,270. It originated in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores vary, with ratings of 53%, 5.7/10, and 48/100. The film is associated with keywords such as marriage proposal, isolation, pig, fairy tale, and yellow press.
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6.7Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.
Cast
- Christina Ricci as Penelope Wilhern
- James McAvoy as Johnny/Max
- Catherine O'Hara as Jessica Wilhern
- Peter Dinklage as Lemon
- Richard E. Grant as Franklin Wilhern
- Reese Witherspoon as Annie
Themes
- marriage proposal
- isolation
- pig
- fairy tale
- yellow press
- transformation
- beauty
- nose
- motherly love
- make a match
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
68,029 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
53%
Metacritic
48/100
- Year
- 2006
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
- Rated
- PG
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mark Palansky
- Cast member
- Simon Woods
- Composer
- Joby Talbot
- Narrative location
- London
- Filming location
- Pinewood Studios
- Duration
- 103
- FilmAffinity ID
- 941167
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.penelopethemovie.com
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- publication date
- 2008-06-05
- title
- Penelope
- film editor
- Jon Gregory
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 48/100
- Commons category
- Penelope (2006 film)
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