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The Warrior's Way
Film
FilmPG1996
Matilda
Directed by Danny DeVito
Matilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has a kind teacher, loyal friends, and a terrifying, sadistic headmistress. As she becomes fed up with the constant cruelty, she discovers she has a special gift that she just might be able to use to outwit the unruly adults around her. From TMDB
236 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
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| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Matilda is a 1996 comedy family fantasy film, directed by Danny DeVito, starring Mara Wilson, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman.
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60 of 236 · most liked firstAnthony Edwards was asked if 'Boyz n the Hood' is his favorite movie: "Nah ... it's 'Matilda'"
positive · AI labelView post →Hey! If you’re in the North of England and have a soft spot for Matilda, come meet me AND my movie bestie (and real life dear dear friend) Kiami Davael, AKA Lavender, at Comic Con Yorkshire this weekend!
neutral · AI labelView post →The stunt coordinator on Waterworld also worked on Matilda! They were fewer stunts on our movie, though.
neutral · AI labelView post →NEW: Ashley Storrie and Matilda Curtis have won a Scottish Bafta for Best Writer in Film/Television for their comedy show Dinosaur In an emotional speech, Storrie paid tribute to her late mother Janey Godley
neutral · AI labelView post →There was a lot of “scary for kids” stuff happening in Matilda and that movie was really fun to film! I also think about Mana Ashida talking about how she called Guillermo Del Toro “Totoro-San” while they were filming scary scenes in Pacific Rim! youtu.be/cRzk09h6YwM?...
neutral · AI labelView post →my kid got bullied at school and when she got home she just wanted to watch the 90s Matilda movie because Matilda "knows how to stand up for herself," so thanks to @marawilson.bsky.social for helping another little girl out
positive · AI labelView post →The Matilda musical movie is so good
positive · AI labelView post →It’s been two years this month since I paired Missy Elliott and Ciara’s Lose Control song with the Matilda Musical movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →This isn't Harry Wormwood the used car conman salesman from Roald Dahl's classic book Matilda. No it's the guy who got $14m for doing the Reflecting Pool in the USA. I think he has a movie star role coming up too.
neutral · AI labelView post →The new RED SONJA movie has been rated “R” for “Strong/bloody violence,” and a new image shows Matilda Lutz (Revenge) in character. Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the film for a 2025 theatrical release.
neutral · AI labelView post →Such a beautiful tribute to your friend. Being a nerd, I was a fan of Harriet The Spy and Matilda as books before the movies were made. To this day, they are the 2 book-to-movie adaptations that still feel true. It's apparent now, that was in part due to casting authentic kids.
positive · AI labelView post →The 2025 Red Sonja film. It's not bad. Matilda Lutz is a good Red Sonja. The film itself is brought down by its low budget that keeps it unfocused. I liked the 1st half, the 2nd half less so. During the end credits, I was watching for @gailsimone.bsky.social . Found her! #film
neutral · AI labelView post →Children's movies always have the best lessons/quotes. Danny DeVito's character - Harry Wormwood's line "Nobody got rich being honest" from Matilda is the truest thing ever said in any movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →OFFICIAL TRAILER - Matilda Lutz stars in spider horror movie CRAWLERS, releasing in theaters October 16. A catastrophic infestation of venomous and deadly spiders sends an apartment building into lockdown.
neutral · AI labelView post →I was watching Matilda with my kid and when she first started moving objects with her mind, he goes "oh yeah, I could do that easily" and then didn't say anything more about it for the rest of the movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Angry Birds Movie Matilda if they weren't fucking aound
neutral · AI labelView post →Side thread: How did you choose your name? This was how I chose my legal name, whereas my pen name Zinnia was from the mom Zinnia Wormwood in the Matilda movie, which was my favorite as a kid 💫
neutral · AI labelView post →Never read the books by @gailsimone.bsky.social but I just watched the recent #RedSonja film and I’m now eyeing the collected editions on Amazon because that film was so fun! Matilda Lutz was amazing! Went in with no expectations and came out wanting more. Sequel please!
neutral · AI labelView post →Danny DeVito and his ex-wife Rhea Perlman. While filming Matilda (1996), he and Rhea Perlman basically took in their 8-year-old co-star, Mara Wilson, after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer early into production. Sadly, her mom died before the movie was released, but Danny visited her in the hospital to screen a near-complete cut of the film. According to Mara, Danny and Rhea are delightful people that bent over backwards to help her family. And that's just one of many stories of…
neutral · AI labelView post →Angela retold calling Lisa a twit .. she said she got the word and was influenced by Matilda book or movie
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched Matilda (1996) for the first time in my life last night, a *delightful* favorite movie from my partner’s childhood, and other than the sound design and a few costume choices that shit is 100% a terrifying horror movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Matilda Lutz will star in body horror movie INCREASE. A runner's life is shattered by an accident that leaves her without legs. She's fitted with advanced prosthetics connected to the brain. As she takes the world by storm, suspicions emerge over whether her amputation was a deliberate choice.
neutral · AI labelView post →8yo recently read “Matilda” and then asked to watch the movie and 😍 #BookSky It’s really helpful to just have books “around” — they will just pick stuff up and it’s awesome.
neutral · AI labelView post →That'd be like the weirdest bit of celebrity trivia. "Hey, you know the girl from that movie Matilda, did you hear she was murdered by a manananggal, yeah, no it baked her in an oven I guess."
neutral · AI labelView post →i just found out who Mara Wilson is, she’s the actress who played Matilda in the movie Matilda™️, and she has me blocked on here.
neutral · AI labelView post →Matilda Lutz stars in spider horror movie CRAWLERS, releasing in theaters October 2 from Roadside Attractions & Saban Films. The manager of an apartment complex discovers a mysterious death that spirals into something far more terrifying: a catastrophic infestation of spiders.
neutral · AI labelView post →If I had Matilda's powers from the movie Matilda I'd commit ecoterrorism
neutral · AI labelView post →Matilda is a 10/10 movie that aged extremely well.
positive · AI labelView post →“Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.” Matilda (film version 1996) #BookWormSat
neutral · AI labelView post →She is amazing. I also love Cardi but Meg is just so fucking funny and talented. Cardi did post about really loving the movie Matilda, once, though, so I’m always going to have a soft spot for her.
neutral · AI labelView post →OMG I so want Star Wars to go the Mean Girls/Matilda route! Turn it into a Broadway musical and then turn that *back* into a movie!
neutral · AI labelView post →Matilda was a good ass movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Edward Berger is talented, and the screenplay is by Matilda musical book and Utopia writer Dennis Kelly. There's potential. Even though the zombie movie I want is the ending of the 28 Years Later trilogy.
neutral · AI labelView post →So I had a movie night with some friends, and the movie tonight was Matilda. Really fun movie, love the performances Felt like drawing the Trenchbull afterwards. She should be a boss in Dead by Daylight lol Or modded over Mr X in RE2 perhaps #Matilda #RoaldDahl
positive · AI labelView post →A still from a film I made with the lovely Matilda Caesar last week. (She’s not on here yet by the way).
neutral · AI labelView post →Matilda is a movie about a little girl who grows up with Trump voters as parents. Oh, and she can do magic.
neutral · AI labelView post →The last 4 movies I watched... Matilda The Nightmare Before Christmas The Prestige Red Rooms #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky #moviesky boxd.it/Iqj
neutral · AI labelView post →Also, do you know what the leftist mirror film is? Matilda Think about it... its very iconoclastic about social institutions like the nuclear family, education, even law enforcement with the corrupt FBI agents. Except maybe religion, unless you consider Matilda to be a witch...
neutral · AI labelView post →I think it really can’t be understated how great Matilda is as Sonja. Sure they maybe could have cast someone with more muscle but her ability to convincingly switch from softly compassionate to rage and ferocity is what makes this film. She is the beating heart of Red Sonja.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'd love a movie where Carrie and Matilda meet in college, become best friends, and go on a road trip.
neutral · AI labelView post →thinking about her* again *the chocolate cake from that famous scene in the 1996 feature film adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'Matilda'
neutral · AI labelView post →My first instinct was to show her the film version of Matilda: The Musical, but I honestly think I’d be most fascinated by her take on Jesus Christ Superstar
neutral · AI labelView post →at least he appreciated Matilda, which is great (and directed by Danny Devito). it is just wild watching these ”old” movies and how tactile and real and pretty and fun they are compared to most movies today. I am turning old
positive · AI labelView post →There’s an odometer fraud scene in Matilda, a kids movie
neutral · AI labelView post →So it turns out my aunt is friends with the actress Pam Ferris, who famously played Miss Trunchbull in the 90s film of Matilda. I learnt this today when my daughter, whose name is Matilda, received an unexpected letter in the post, with a card attached from a very fearsome lady...
neutral · AI labelView post →There’s a special relationship between Black people and the movie Matilda.
neutral · AI labelView post →My friend Andi and I just watched Red Sonja, starring Matilda Lutz from Revenge. I loved Lutz's performance, and enjoyed many elements of the film. Sadly, the awful screenplay wasn't one of them. Some good fight scenes, lots of cool ideas, and better acting than usual for a sword & sorcery flick.
neutral · AI labelView post →Recently rewatched Matilda (1996) and if you took some scenes out of context, when Matilda was terrorizing Trenchbull at her house and the scene where the kids were reading out loud what was being written in the chalkboard and told me they came from a horror film I would have absolutely believed you
neutral · AI labelView post →I loved Matilda the book growing up, and have grown to love the film. I was unfortunately not surprised to learn about his antisemitism. Matilda isn’t as bad as some of his others, but there’s a nasty streak of fatphobia and potentially transphobia throughout the whole thing.
neutral · AI labelView post →I just finished watching Red Sonja. Matilda Lutz absolutely owns the role, bringing both strength and charisma to the character. The film feels like a perfect mix of Gladiator’s epic battles, Wonder Woman’s empowering spirit, and the raw sword-and-sorcery energy of Conan the Barbarian. (1/2)
neutral · AI labelView post →Have you ever seen the 70s Elliott Gould/Robert Mitchum boxing kangaroo film Matilda? I've only ever seen the trailers but even those are pure nightmare fuel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaE8...
neutral · AI labelView post →⭐️WATCH: Matilda and the Brave Escape, an Earthling Ed film Narrated by Bella Ramsey | Vegan FTA veganfta.com/2024/11/13/w...
neutral · AI labelView post →Rob Zombie's "Dragula" and this scene from the film 'Matilda': www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKrC...
neutral · AI labelView post →Tried this once while watching Matilda when I got to that scene. Paused it and went to the store and bought a gallon of milk, then stopped by portillos and got a chocolate cake. Later that night I had big regrets
neutral · AI labelView post →rewatched Matilda and cried, i forgot how important this movie was to me as a kid 🥹🩵
positive · AI labelView post →yeah you thij I’m a dumb ass now wait till u see my tik tok vault of voiceovers of lines from the Matilda movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Matilda is my favorite kids film that talks about suicide a lot.
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching Matilda (1996) Thank you #Channel5 not seen this in years 😊 #FilmSky
neutral · AI labelView post →I got a stack: There Will be Blood, Matilda, Pitch Black, and Saved. Sick day movie marathon. 🤧🍿
neutral · AI labelView post →Ant’s favorite movie being Matilda is amazing
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