Matilda

E310759
comedy film family film fantasy film film

Matilda is a 1996 family fantasy-comedy film, based on Roald Dahl’s novel, about a gifted young girl with telekinetic powers who stands up to her cruel parents and tyrannical school principal.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Matilda canonical 10
Matilda (1996 film) 2
Matilda by Roald Dahl 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy film ⓘ
family film ⓘ
fantasy film ⓘ
film ⓘ
adaptationOf Matilda (novel) ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Roald Dahl ⓘ
basedOn Matilda (novel) ⓘ
castMember Brian Levinson ⓘ
Danny DeVito ⓘ
Embeth Davidtz ⓘ
Jon Lovitz ⓘ
Mara Elizabeth Wilson ⓘ
surface form: Mara Wilson

Pam Ferris ⓘ
Paul Reubens ⓘ
Rhea Perlman ⓘ
Tracey Walter ⓘ
character Agatha Trunchbull ⓘ
Harry Wormwood ⓘ
Matilda Wormwood ⓘ
Michael Wormwood ⓘ
Miss Honey ⓘ
Zinnia Wormwood ⓘ
cinematographer Stefan Czapsky ⓘ
composer David Newman ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Danny DeVito ⓘ
distributor Sony Pictures Releasing ⓘ
TriStar Pictures ⓘ
editor Lynn Hobson ⓘ
genre comedy film ⓘ
family film ⓘ
fantasy film ⓘ
hasTelevisionRating PG ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Matilda Wormwood ⓘ
narrator Danny DeVito ⓘ
producer Danny DeVito ⓘ
Michael Shamberg ⓘ
Stacey Sher ⓘ
productionCompany Jersey Films ⓘ
TriStar Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate 1996-08-02 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 98 ⓘ
screenwriter Nicholas Kazan ⓘ
Robin Swicord ⓘ
setInPeriod 1990s ⓘ
subject abusive parents ⓘ
child prodigy ⓘ
school life ⓘ
telekinesis ⓘ

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Jean Speegle Howard → workedOn → Matilda ⓘ
Jean Speegle Howard → notableWork → Matilda ⓘ
Royal Shakespeare Company → notableProduction → Matilda ⓘ
this entity surface form: Matilda the Musical
Danny DeVito → notableWork → Matilda ⓘ
Danny DeVito → directorOf → Matilda ⓘ
Robin Swicord → wroteScreenplayFor → Matilda ⓘ
this entity surface form: Matilda (1996 film)
Robin Swicord → adaptedFrom → Matilda ⓘ
this entity surface form: Matilda by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl → notableWork → Matilda ⓘ
Roald Dahl → hasAdaptation → Matilda ⓘ
this entity surface form: Matilda (1996 film)
Mara Wilson → notableWork → Matilda ⓘ
Stacey Sher → notableWork → Matilda ⓘ
Stacey Sher → produced → Matilda ⓘ
Embeth Davidtz → notableRole → Matilda ⓘ
this entity surface form: Miss Honey in Matilda
Rhea Perlman → notableWork → Matilda ⓘ
Matilda → appearsInWork → Matilda ⓘ
subject surface form: Matilda (Roald Dahl character)