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Wild Child

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Sixteen-year-old Poppy (Emma Roberts) has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father (Aidan Quinn) ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress (Natasha Richardson) and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.
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Critics Consensus

More mild than wild. This tween comedy mess falls flat on its face due to poor characters, poor direction and poor jokes.

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Leslie Felperin Variety 10/18/2008
Competent if mechanical helming debut by editor Nick Moore. Go to Full Review Fionnuala Halligan Screen International 10/18/2008
A project broad-based enough to make tween competitor Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging feel arthouse. Go to Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) 09/19/2008
2/4
The screenplay by Lucy Dahl (daughter of Roald) dwells unpleasantly on cruelty and humiliation, and finally Poppy does little more than exchange one form of snobbery for another. Go to Full Review Kaleem Aftab The National (UAE) 05/14/2018
Surely school should be more fun than this. Go to Full Review Brian Orndorf DVDTalk.com 12/07/2009
B-
A slight but tart teen comedy, Child carries some surprising bite, subverting the norm with a fine British cast helping to sell the pixy stick fantasy, buttressed by Roberts's refreshing angry streak. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 11/23/2009
2.5/4
Mildly entertaining and utterly innocuous... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nina M @RT03978234 Aug 8 This genre has legs. I still remember The Trouble With Angels fondly. But then, it had a snappy script, top notch talent behind and in front of the camera and unexpectedly moving moments that stay in the memory. None of these elements is present in this pallid imitation. Miss Roberts in particular should take note that pouting does not equal acting. Give it a miss. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 5 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. See more jolin t @RT10685016 03/02/2025 emma roberts is gold in this. and everything, really. See more Bea T @RT73001922 02/25/2025 Fanny Flutters February #3: Emma Roberts eating a chip butty is my religion of choice The atrocious 00's fashion, absolute banger after banger soundtrack, charity shop clothing dress up montage, everyone taking the fall for the protagonist ala "I'm Spartacus". Throw in some absolute divas and a cutie patootie in a young Alex Pettyfer and you get one of the best movies of 2008. Not to mention the insane levels of foreshadowing in this movie. The lighter, the ice cream, the computer log in, the fire drill. Like woah, is Wild Child a scriptwriting masterpiece? (No, it's not) Horny Rating: 1/10 (they are teenagers) See more Andzel E @RT21085449 02/21/2025 I love emma roberts movie especially this one See more Khaztiel D @khaztielddenver_ 02/19/2025 Una historia simple como era costumbre en esos años aun así logro mantenerme en la trama y me fue gustado el poco desarrollo que llega a tenerla protagonista. See more Read all reviews
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Nick Moore

Director

Emma Roberts

Poppy

Natasha Richardson

Mrs. Kingsley

Shirley Henderson

Matron

Aidan Quinn

Poppy's Father

Alex Pettyfer

Freddie

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Synopsis Sixteen-year-old Poppy (Emma Roberts) has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father (Aidan Quinn) ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress (Natasha Richardson) and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.
Director
Nick Moore
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Diana Phillips
Screenwriter
Lucy Dahl
Production Co
Working Title Films
Rating
PG-13 (Language|All Involving Teens|Sex References|Some Coarse and Suggestive Con)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$49.8K
Runtime
1h 38m
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