Nancy Drew
Seen it?2007 | 99 min | Family, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (49% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Enola Holmes or The Maltese Falcon, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Intrepid teenage private eye Nancy Drew heads to Tinseltown with her father to investigate the unsolved murder of a movie star in this old-fashioned whodunit based on Carolyn Keene's popular series of books for young adults. But can the small-town girl cut through the Hollywood hype to solve the case?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
49% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$31 million worldwide on a $20 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 73K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrew Fleming
- Emma RobertsNancy Drew
- Max ThieriotNed Nickerson
- Josh FlitterCorky Veinshtein
- Tate DonovanCarson Drew
- Marshall BellJohn Leshing
- Rachael Leigh CookJane Brighton
- Daniella MonetInga Veinshtein
- Kelly VitzTrish
- Laura HarringDehlia Draycott
- Barry BostwickDashiel Biedermeyer