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  • 2008
  • PG
  • Summit Entertainment
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2008
  • PG
  • Summit Entertainment
  • 1 h 44 m

Summary Penelope is a magical modern-day fairytale about love and self-acceptance. Penelope Wilhern, born to wealthy socialites, is afflicted by a secret family curse that can only be broken when she is "loved by one of her own kind." Hidden away in her family's estate, the lonely girl is subjected to meeting a string of blue bloods through her ...

Directed By: Mark Palansky

Written By: Leslie Caveny

  • 2008
  • PG
  • Summit Entertainment
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2008
  • PG
  • Summit Entertainment
  • 1 h 44 m

Penelope

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
48
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 117 User Ratings
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Summary Penelope is a magical modern-day fairytale about love and self-acceptance. Penelope Wilhern, born to wealthy socialites, is afflicted by a secret family curse that can only be broken when she is "loved by one of her own kind." Hidden away in her family's estate, the lonely girl is subjected to meeting a string of blue bloods through her ...

Directed By: Mark Palansky

Written By: Leslie Caveny

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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48% Positive
14 Reviews
31% Mixed
9 Reviews
21% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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48% Positive
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31% Mixed
9 Reviews
21% Negative
6 Reviews

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An extraordinarily charming movie.
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70
More tart than sweet, this contemporary fairy tale provides a worthy vehicle for the fearless Christina Ricci.
By Andrea Gronvall FULL REVIEW
63
An endearing premise and fanciful spirit aren't quite enough to rescue a film that has more heart than smarts.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
60
Ricci is appealingly human, and some acknowledgement of the importance of female friendship, in addition to romance, is faintly touching.
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50
There are usually good reasons why a movie gets shelved for more than a year, however well-acted it may be and however well-meaning its message. Many are on view in Penelope.
By Lawrence Toppman FULL REVIEW
38
This story could have gone in a number of more inspiring allegorical directions but winds up your average bedtime story instead.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
0
Is there anything more dull than an ineptly cynical fairy tale?
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 117 User Ratings
8.4
81% Positive
95 Ratings
10% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 117 User Ratings
8.4
81% Positive
95 Ratings
10% Mixed
12 Ratings
9% Negative
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Production Company Summit Entertainment, Stone Village Pictures, Type A Films, Tatira, Grosvenor Park Media, Zephyr Films
Release Date Feb 29, 2008
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating PG
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Tagline A fairytale like no other.
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