Fresh
Competent if mechanical helming debut by editor Nick Moore.
Leslie Felperin, Variety
Wild Child
New Girl. New School. New Rules.
2008 · 1h 38m · PG-13
Comedy, Family
Directed by
Nick Moore
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Wild Child
Overview
Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.
Director and cast
- Nick Moore Director
- Emma Roberts as Poppy Moore
- Alex Pettyfer as Freddie Kingsley
- Natasha Richardson as Mrs. Kingsley
- Kimberley Nixon as Kate
- Juno Temple as Jennifer 'Drippy' Logan
- Johnny Pacar as Roddy
- Linzey Cocker as Josie
- Aidan Quinn as Gerry Moore
- Georgia King as Harriet Bentley
- Sophie Wu as Kiki
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
40%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This celebration of mid-Atlantic compromise is one for the youngest and most forgiving of teenage girls.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
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