Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.
Directed by Mark Palansky
marriage proposal
isolation
pig
fairy tale
yellow press
transformation
beauty
nose
motherly love
make a match
modern fairy tale
Rank
#81 in 2007·#3485 overall
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Cast
Christina Ricci
Penelope Wilhern
James McAvoy
Johnny/Max
Catherine O'Hara
Jessica Wilhern
Peter Dinklage
Lemon
Richard E. Grant
Franklin Wilhern
Reese Witherspoon
Annie
Simon Woods
Edward Vanderman
Ronni Ancona
Wanda
Nigel Havers
Mr. Vanderman
Lenny Henry
Krull
Christina Greatrex
Mrs. Vanderman
Michael Feast
Jake/Witch
Crew
Joby Talbot
Original Music Composer
Michel Amathieu
Director of Photography
Reese Witherspoon
Producer
Susie Figgis
Casting
Popular Reviews
1198 reviews
Anna
10.0★ · 01/31/26
this movie makes me feel so much love and warmth in my heart
this movie makes me feel so much love and warmth in my heart
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Hallie
6.0★ · 09/05/24
i lost a brain cell every time james put on a fedora but this was actually really cute 😍
2006 was a time for sure
i lost a brain cell every time james put on a fedora but this was actually really cute 😍
2006 was a time for sure
1
Willow
10.0★ · 04/12/24
im afraid i still need him maybe even more than before
im afraid i still need him maybe even more than before
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Dafne
7.0★ · 05/27/26
Face card so lethal she was stunning even with a pig nose
Face card so lethal she was stunning even with a pig nose
