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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.
Theatrical
Dec 9, 2022
Digital
Dec 25, 2022
Box Office
$37.3M
Budget
$25.0M
Return
1.5x
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Working Title Films, The Roald Dahl Story Company
Quotes
See all →Power Shift in the School Dynamics
Jennifer Honey
It’s over. This is my school now. Run.
Agatha Truchbull
(YELLS, SHOUTS AND SCREAMS AT ONCE)
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Nature of Teaching and Cruelty
Jennifer Honey
This isn't teaching. This is cruelty!
Agatha Trunchbull
Cruelty? Well, yes. Of course.
Lavender Brown
Go on, boy.
[slips her pet newt Isaac in the water pitcher]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →A
Alisha Weir
Matilda Wormwood
E
Emma Thompson
Agatha Trunchbull
Lashana Lynch
Miss Honey
S
Stephen Graham
Mr. Wormwood
A
Andrea Riseborough
Mrs. Wormwood
S
Sindhu Vee
Mrs. Phelps
C
Carl Spencer
Escapologist
M
Meesha Garbett
Hortensia
C
Charlie Hodson-Prior
Bruce Bogtrotter
K
Katherine Kingsley
Acrobat's Stepsister
J
James Laurenson
Ancient / Sleeping Teacher
A
Ann Firbank
Elderly Teacher
A
Amanda Lawrence
Cook
T
Thomas Arnold
Circus Owner
J
James Dryden
Joe the School Inspector
M
Matt Henry
Doctor
T
Tim Bentinck
Sports Announcer
S
Serrana Su-Ling Bliss
Child
B
Bebe Massey
Child
L
Leon Ung
Child
