What a Girl Wants (film)
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| Directed by | Dennie Gordon |
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| Based on | The Reluctant Debutante by William Douglas-Home |
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| Cinematography | Andrew Dunn |
| Edited by | Charles McClelland |
| Music by | Rupert Gregson-Williams |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $51 million |
What a Girl Wants is a 2003 American teen comedy film directed by Dennie Gordon and written by Jenny Bicks and Elizabeth Chandler. Based on the 1955 play The Reluctant Debutante by William Douglas-Home, it is the second adaptation for the screen of this work and stars Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston, Eileen Atkins, Anna Chancellor, and Jonathan Pryce. The film tells the story of a seventeen-year-old girl who goes to the United Kingdom to meet the father she never knew.
The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 4, 2003, received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $51 million worldwide against a $25 million budget.