Penelope

Theatrical - Wide 2008-02-29

Cast Christina Ricci James McAvoy Catherine O'Hara Peter Dinklage Reese Witherspoon
Directed by Mark Palansky

Box Office Gross: $21,156,270

Running Time: 104 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Summit Entertainment, Tatira-Hiller Productions, Type A Films, Grosvenor Park Productions

Genres: Comedy Fantasy Romance

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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... See more her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.

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