What is Matilda (1996 movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''Matilda''''' is a fictional [[movie]] directed by [[Danny DeVito]], based on the classic [[novel]] [[Matilda (novel)|Matilda]] by [[Roald Dahl]]. It was first released July 28, 1996 by [[TriStar Pictures]]. Starring [[Mara Wilson]], [[Danny DeVito]], [[Rhea Perlman]], [[Embeth Davidtz]], and [[Pam Ferris]], it features the 7-year-old Matilda, a brilliant girl with extraordinary powers that uses them to fight back against her abusive parents, rebel and overthrow the tyrannical headmistress of her school, and save her kindhearted teacher from poverty. == Other websites == * {{IMDb title|0117008|Matilda}} * {{TCMDb title|id=309399}} * {{AFI film|60509|Matilda}} * {{mojo title|matilda|Matilda}} {{movie-stub}} [[Category:1996 fantasy movies]] [[Category:1990s family movies]] [[Category:1990s American fantasy movies]] [[Category:American family movies]] [[Category:Movies about revenge]] [[Category:Movies about child abuse]] [[Category:Movies about bullying]] [[Category:Movies about educators]] [[Category:Movies set in schools]] [[Category:Movies based on books]] [[Category:English-language movies]] [[Category:Movies directed by Danny DeVito]]