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The Emperor's New Clothes

Name: The Emperor's New Clothes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2001-08-11
Cast: Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnerny, Nigel Terry, Eddie Marsan

2001 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, 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 anyone who wants a laugh.
The mood: Funny with heart.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 47 min.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 24K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Alan Taylor

Ian HolmNapoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand
Iben HjejleNicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut
Tim McInnernyDr. Lambert
Nigel TerryMontholon
Eddie MarsanLouis Marchand
Tom WatsonGerard
Hugh BonnevilleBertrand
Murray MelvinAntommarchi
Clive RussellSergeant Justin Bommel
Bob MasonCaptain Nicholls