# The Princess Diaries (2001)

> An invisible American teenager discovers she is a princess and must choose between ordinary adolescence and an extraordinary royal destiny.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5014

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Comedy, Family, Romance
- Director: Garry Marshall
- Cast: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Heather Matarazzo, Caroline Goodall, Héctor Elizondo, Robert Schwartzman, Erik von Detten, Patrick John Flueger
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247638/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, warm, breezy, family movie night, lazy sunday

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