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Plot: Fresh-faced Nickelodeon starlet Amanda Bynes stars in What a Girl Wants as Daphne, a 17-year-old girl in New York City who's spent her life pining for her absent father, a British lord named He...( read more read more... )nry Dashwood (Colin Firth) whom her mother (Kelly Preston) met during wilder days in Morocco. Tired of waiting for him to come to her, she decides to head to London where Dashwood is launching his political career--which could be derailed by her fun-loving, free-spirited attitude. Will her father choose the daughter he's never known or a position in Parliament? The plot of What a Girl Wants is ridiculously contrived, but the movie rides on the chemistry between Bynes and Firth. When, under Daphne's influence, Dashwood tries to break out of his stuffy shell and rediscover his inner rebel, the movie really starts to have fun. --Bret Fetzer

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  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 31, 2008
    I love the funny Amanda Bynes in this flick.The story revolves around her wanting to meet her father.Check out how hilarious her adventures were when she decides to meet him.This girl has taste...he,he,he..
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 15, 2008
    One of my favorite actresses and I loved the movie. With the hot guy added in and the music too...there was no doubt this movie rocked.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 10, 2008
    An interesting film being held as a girl tries with all her might to find her beloved father whom she she never met. She travels all the way to London to find her father , where she gets to know that her father is a highly important person in the political life of England ! There she meets a boy (Oliver James) whom she fall in love with ! Although the difficulties she goes through because of the woman her father wsa going to marry and her daughter Amanda Bynes gets to know that her father really loves her ! A highly amusing film !
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  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 9, 2008
    this movie is good! her parents are gorgous and if u have the DVD listen to her commentary, she is so sweet!
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 9, 2008
    this movie is so cute! the plot was new and fresh at the time and wasn't as sugar coated as i thought it would be. plus Oliver James is a big enough reason to spend the time watching it!
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 29, 2008
    This one was good. I love the part where they are in london. I always joke around about going there just to get hitched. LOL Just kidding though.
  • 1.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 24, 2008
    Good movie. Not good enough to get five stars though. She's the Man had Amanda Bynes too, and it was still better.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 21, 2008
    I loved when she turned up at the Royal Fasion dress show and clarrissa say's holy poo on toast, and the way the boy's reacted. And i think the boy she falls in loved with is so hot that i want him so bad. and when Henry is back at home and he is rocking out in his leather rock'nrool pant's and the way glenice reacts "what have you done with my henry".
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 17, 2008
    Used to own it, dont know where its at now. So havent seen it in a while but as i remember, it was pretty frickin good :)
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 15, 2008
    An interesting film being held as a girl tries with all her might to find her beloved father whom she she never met. She travels all the way to London to find her father , where she gets to know that her father is a highly important person in the political life of England ! There she meets a boy (Oliver James) whom she fall in love with ! Although the difficulties she goes through because of the woman her father wsa going to marry and her daughter Amanda Bynes gets to know that her father really loves her ! A highly amusing film !
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    MCT:
    July 14, 2008
    A young American girl named Daphne Reynolds (Amanda Bynes) with her Bohemian mother Libby (Kelly Preston). Daphne's dreams of her meeting her father named Henry Dashwood (Colin Firth) never known since 17 years ago in London to the daughter he never knew existed. Daphne meets a charming and society-savvy local musician named Ian (James Oliver). Henry goes to find her with Ian back home. Daphne's mother; Libby is getting married to her father; Henry Dashwood. Daphne becomes Ian's girlfriend to attending Oxford University. They move into Henry's house.
  • 2.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 8, 2008
    It was so bad - definitely Amanda's worst movie. Soo totally sappy. But it's in my 2 fave cities (NY & LDN) so that gives it an extra star...
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 5, 2008
    I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!! It's certainly on my wish list and should be on everyones watch list! Colin Firth her dad is just so funny and Amanda the daughter tries so hard to get things right...it's a great time to get the family together to enjoy a good laugh.
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 4, 2008
    Dennie Gordon's roat trip of a girl, Amanda Bynes, to England, to meet her estranged father, Colin Firth, is not bad. Girls will like it for sleepovers.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 29, 2008
    Este filme a pesar de ser una comedia romantica como cualquier otra se puede rescatar por la gran forma de desenvolverse de Amanda Bynes y la participación del talentoso Colin Firth.
    Toda la idea de la upper class inglesa y el lifestyle de estos encajando en la vida de Amanda en su rol es buena.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 29, 2008
    A generic and surprising comedy. Though it's quite predictable, the story still remains good. A pleasant diversion for teenagers. This film is just excatly what a dreamy middle-school girl wants and that is quite adorable. Is it possible for an American girl to find to find love and happiness of a titled English lord? Through all the entertainment I found the answer on it. The performances of Amanda Bynes were fine and Oliver James has got the considerable charmes.
    Finally, it's just an enjoyable outing!
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 29, 2008
    A 17 year old hyper girl named Daphne always wished to meet with her father. She got fed up of waiting for him to come, so she went to London to search for him there, resulting in a meeting with a cute guy. She achieved what she wanted but her father is not sure what his decision should be. A lovely comedy with a lot of reality in it!
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 15, 2008
    the experience would be cool but the adventure aspect of it would kind of suck.. stupid step sisters...
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 2, 2008
    this so looked so boring but it was totally opposite!! amanda make me cry and laugh all @ once, olive james is a HOTTIE!!
  • 1.0 Star
    MCT:
    June 2, 2008
    I've seen another movie with the same title years ago, and it had 3 girls, a black naked buttler and 2 horses on it. And the riding wasn't being done on the horses, if you know what i mean.

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  • mcfarlandmarie45
    wats up all
    posted 7 days ago
  • alwayshadit00x
    such a GREAT movie i love it and i love Amanda she's AMAZING actor!!!!
    posted 138 days ago
  • shortybrooklyn
    what a girl wants is such a good movie i thought amanda bynes did a fantastic job in the movie
    posted 257 days ago
  • nbhatti3000
    very good story of daughter and father really it is so nice movie you will like it she has not seen her father ever she wants to see her father who is millioner she goes alone to see him without telling her mother.
    posted 262 days ago
  • pinkmarian
    i love this movie!cool
    posted 301 days ago
  • kheeem17
    i love this movie...^__________________^
    posted 305 days ago
  • coramccomb
    love dis movie
    posted 410 days ago
  • lizap14
    the boy in the movie is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hott. well, not that hott. but he is cute.
    posted 432 days ago
  • brittbritt121
    that was a good movie
    posted 434 days ago
  • xxTHExxRosesxxRxxMINExx
    love this movie!! Oliver James is sexay!!! i mean seriously this movie is great! i don't think there is one girl who doesn't want to go to Europe and become Royalty!
    posted 439 days ago

Details

  • Rated: (PG)
  • Directed by: Dennie Gordon
  • Genres: Comedy
  • Released: April 4, 2003
  • DVD Released: August 5, 2003

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