What a Girl Wants Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

What a Girl Wants

Release Date: Friday, April 4, 2003

Jonathan Pryce, Anna Chancellor, Colin Firth, Eileen Atkins, Bill Gerber, Jenny Bicks, Kelly Preston, Tom Harper, Chris Mulkey, Denise DiNovi, Hunt Lowry, Dennie Gordon, Erik von Detten, Christina Cole, Oliver James, William Douglas Home

PG Comedy 1 hr, 40 m

3.6

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Plot

What's the story about?

This is the story of a 19-year-old girl (Amanda Bynes) who has been raised in New York City by her mother (Kelly Preston), a professional singer, who decides that she wants to find her long-lost British father (Colin Firth) in London, who's part of a very hoity-toity British aristocratic social circle. Once she gets there, however, it doesn't take long before her hip American lifestyle disrupts his entire life. Can she find a balance in the relationship between her two parents, find her own piece of mind, and along the way, possibly fall in love as well? Perhaps most importantly, does she have a chance at being the Debutante of the Year?

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in What a Girl Wants.

Colin Firth
Steven Spielberg 2026 Project, Love Actually
K
Kelly Preston
The Last Song, Gotti
J
Jonathan Pryce
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
E
Eileen Atkins
Robin Hood, Ask the Dust
A
Anna Chancellor
Come Away, Hysteria
C
Christina Cole
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
T
Tom Harper
Blood and Chocolate
O
Oliver James
Raise Your Voice
E
Erik von Detten
After School Special, Smile
C
Chris Mulkey
Above Suspicion, Buffalo Daze

Crew Behind the Film

The What a Girl Wants behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Dennie Gordon last directed My Lucky Star and New York Minute. The film's writer Jenny Bicks last wrote The Greatest Showman and Left Tern.

Director: Dennie Gordon
Screenwriters: Jenny Bicks
William Douglas Home
Producers: Denise DiNovi
Bill Gerber
Hunt Lowry

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for mild language
Runtime: 1 hr, 40 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

What a Girl Wants was released in on Friday, April 4, 2003. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, The Man Without a Past and The Guys.

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