What a Girl Wants (2003)

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Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating: PG
Release Date: Apr 4, 2003
Running Time: 104 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
director: Dennie Gordon
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Daphne Reynolds has what every girl wants--or so it seems. This spirited young American girl has a unique style all her own, an unconventional but loving relationship with her bohemian mother Libby and a future full of possibilities--but despite her remarkable promise, Daphne feels incomplete. She dreams of one day meeting the father she’s never known, the man Libby shared a whirlwind romance with seventeen years ago, but ultimately left behind because his aristocratic family found her unsuitable. Determined to live out her fantasy of forging a storybook relationship with her long-absent dad, Daphne impulsively hops a flight to London, where she quickly discovers that her father is high profile politician Lord Henry Dashwood. When Henry opens his life and his social calendar to the daughter he never knew existed, Daphne’s appearance in high society creates an uproar that threatens to undermine his political career. Not wanting to jeopardize his campaign for an upcoming election, Daphne stifles her naturally vibrant personality, refashions herself as a proper debutante and plunges into a whirlwind of stuffy British social events. But even with Henry’s support, she’s not getting any help from his conniving fiancée or her jealous daughter, who are bent on ruining Daphne at every turn. With the aid of Ian, a charming and society-savvy local musician, Daphne attempts to prove that love--and proper etiquette--can conquer all. But Daphne soon realizes she doesn’t like the person she’s becoming in the process. As much as she wants to be her father’s daughter, it’s not worth it if she can’t be herself.
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rating March 21, 2003
A New York teen (Amanda Bynes) leaves the mom who raised her (Kelly Preston) to find the Brit lord of a dad (a charming Colin Firth) who deserted her. It's slick girlie stuff, but the cast makes it go down easy.

PETER TRAVERS
(March 21, 2003)

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A fiery 17-year-old American girl travels to London to connect with the father she's never known--and, of course, have the adventure of a lifetime. God save the Queen!

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All Daphne Reynolds (Amanda Bynes) has ever really wanted is to meet the dad she's never known. Growing up in New York with her loving and free-spirited musician mother Libby (Kelly Preston), she makes her mom tell the story of her parents' whirlwind romance over and over. How much in love they were but how, unbeknownst to… Continued

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Daphne Reynolds
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Alistair Payne
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Ian Wallace
Clarissa Payne
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