Enchanted

"The real world and the animated world collide."

2007 1h 47m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 5,836

ComedyFamilyFantasyRomance

Synopsis

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The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer who has come to her aid - even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince back home - she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?

“The real world and the animated world collide.”

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Cast

Amy Adams
Giselle
Patrick Dempsey
Robert Philip
James Marsden
Prince Edward
Timothy Spall
Nathaniel
Idina Menzel
Nancy Tremaine
Rachel Covey
Morgan Philip
Susan Sarandon
Queen Narissa
Julie Andrews
Narrator (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin Lima
Writers: Paul Brizzi, Bill Kelly, Rita Hsiao
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $85M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Enchanted Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

CAST

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381+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Lima, shot by Don Burgess. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alan Menken. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Stephen A. Rotter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kevin Lima directs. Don Burgess behind the camera. Alan Menken scores. Stephen A. Rotter cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $85M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Part of the "Enchanted Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5381+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Kevin Lima, shot by Don Burgess. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Alan Menken. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Stephen A. Rotter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey and James Marsden carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "The real world and the animated world collide.".
11IMDB entry: tt0461770 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 19 themes, including "princess", "new york city", "magic", "fairy tale".
13Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Don Burgess
Original score: Alan Menken
Editing: Stephen A. Rotter
Production design: Stuart Wurtzel
Costume design: Mona May
Makeup / hair: Jennifer Johnson
VFX supervisor: Thomas Schelesny
Sound: Randy Thom
Stunt coordinator: G.A. Aguilar
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $85,000,000
Box office: $340,487,652
Return: 401% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Enchanted (2007)

Awards

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film

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Part of

Enchanted Collection

Film series set in the fairy-tale land of Andalasia, following a young beautiful woman named Giselle.

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Kevin Lima

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Gimly2019-08-25
★ 6/10
Honestly I can't really tell if this is wholesome or not? And I can't get into why without spoilers, but I just... A lot of weird decisions went into making Enchanted... Still a good time. Has that young & old appeal thing working for it. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.
CinemaSerf2022-11-27
★ 7/10
Amy Adams is really quite entertaining in this latter day take on the "Snow White" fable. Falling pray to the envious Queen "Narissa" (a few fleeting appearances from Susan Sarandon) who wants her power, as well as her beauty, "Giselle" finds herself crawling out of a manhole cover and arriving in modern day New York City. Dressed as for a children's fairy tale party, she quickly finds herself a new friend in the form of "Robert" (Patrick Dempsey) and his young daughter "Morgan" (Rachel Covey). Initially he thinks she is not quite the full shilling, but the arrival of her pursuing beau Prince "Edward" (James Marsden) and his wily butler "Nathaniel" (Timothy Spall) soon sets him straight - and makes him realise that he - egged on by his daughter - is falling for this young woman. Who will win her heart? Can they get back to their home land of "Adalasia"? I could have been doing with a little more animation mixed into this, but as it is, it is a quickly paced and enjoyable family drama with a decent degree of chemistry between Adams and the admittedly rather wooden, but easy on the eye, Dempsey. Marsden is probably the star for me, he manages to carry the character of chivalrous dope quite amusingly at times, and Spall always did manage these ever so humble, slightly obsequious, parts well too. Idina Menzel is here, yes, but no real chance for her to belt out any power ballads - indeed, the triple Oscar-nominated soundtrack is not one of Alan Menken's more memorable, I thought. Maybe a little too long, but it's still quite a creative interpretation of the original story, and is an easy to watch feel-good film.