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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

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Average Rating: 6.7/10
Reviews Counted: 184
Fresh: 139 | Rotten: 45

A rare film that surpasses the quality of its source novel, this Devil is a witty expose of New York's fashion scene, with Meryl Streep in top form and Anne Hathaway more than holding her own.

Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 43
Fresh: 36 | Rotten: 7

A rare film that surpasses the quality of its source novel, this Devil is a witty expose of New York's fashion scene, with Meryl Streep in top form and Anne Hathaway more than holding her own.

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Lauren Weisberger's best-selling novel about a young woman who stumbles into the hectic worlds of high fashion and publishing comes to the big screen in this comedy. Andrea "Andy" Sachs (Anne Hathaway) is a bright young woman from the Midwest who has just graduated from college and wants to work as a magazine writer. Andy has applied for a job at "Runway," America's most prestigious fashion journal; though Andy has little to no interest in the garment trade, they are one of the only magazines in

PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: David Frankel

Written By: Aline Brosh McKenna, Don Roos

In Theaters: Jun 30, 2006 Wide

On DVD: Dec 12, 2006

Box Office:$124.7M

20th Century Fox

An agreeably shallow comedy.

May 27, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

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Anne Hathaway is Patricia Field's latest fashion victim in this limp semi-satire.

October 7, 2006 Full Review Source: Salon.com

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Stephanie Zacharek

Salon.com

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The Devil Wears Prada is two films in one: a caustic, energetic satire of the fashion world and a cautionary melodrama.

July 15, 2006 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

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The biggest problem with the movie, however, is that it tries to make a big deal out of a subject that has been beaten to death in the tabloids and the media.

July 12, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Observer

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Andrew Sarris

New York Observer

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The Devil Wears Prada is primarily an occasion to celebrate Meryl Streep as a grand comedienne.

July 12, 2006 Full Review Source: Newsday

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Gene Seymour

Newsday

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The Devil Wears Prada tells a familiar story, and it never goes much below the surface of what it has to tell. Still, what a surface!

July 10, 2006 Comment

David Denby

New Yorker

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Nimbly assembled and tartly performed

August 30, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

An ironic measure of the film's research into the fashion-mag scene is the fact that there's almost no journalism in it.

August 21, 2009 Full Review Source: City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

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Rob Nelson

City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul Source: City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

A movie I daresay I may have enjoyed even more than the book. Don't tell my high school English teacher.

August 26, 2008 Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com

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Heather Huntington

ReelzChannel.com Source: ReelzChannel.com

No Princess Diaries here, but royal fun.

July 10, 2008 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Cynthia Fuchs

Common Sense Media

The accessories are fantastic but we're not sure about that outfit.

May 27, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4

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Matthew De Abaitua

Film4

The Devil Wears Prada isn't a brilliant film, but it certainly is an entertaining one.

February 28, 2008 Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com

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Brandon Fibbs

BrandonFibbs.com

An ideal movie for DVD: you can pick and choose moments and lines to revisit while ignoring, or trying to ignore, the thematic compromises, hectoring impulses, and structural handicaps that start to engulf the film.

August 4, 2007 Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks

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Nick Davis

Nick's Flick Picks

Streep is a far better reason to see The Devil Wears Prada than the movie itself.

July 30, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

It's to the film's credit that I still found it an enjoyable satire, as glossy and superficial as the industry it purports to skewer.

July 14, 2007 Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound

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Joe Lozito

Big Picture Big Sound

The movie features an incredible palette of bold, rich colors, and the DVD transfer brought them to life splendidly.

July 10, 2007 Full Review Source: DVD Review

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Felix Gonzalez Jr.

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For me The Devil Wears Prada was overwhelmingly cliched and relied too much on it's parodic stylings of the fashion industry that it didn't seem to do anything to further my interest in it. Apart from of course the great performances from Hathaway and Streep. If you want to see a more ambitious film with the same

March 12, 2012

Directors Cat

Super Reviewer

Having read the source novel not too long ago, I was disappointed with some of the changes, but I have to say they were not bad changes. The Devil Wears Prada is a hilarious comedy with an always fantastic Meryl Streep (deserving of that Oscar nom.) and Anne Hathaway delivering a great performance. The story isn't

October 8, 2011

Raymond Wieser

Super Reviewer

The Devil Wears Prada Quotes

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1. Emily: I love my job. I love my job. I love my job.
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1. Miranda Priestly: Florals? For Spring. Groundbreaking.
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1. Serena The Talking Clacker: You look good. [Emily scoffs] What? She does.
2. Emily: Oh shut up Serena.
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1. Emily: I mean, I have no idea why Miranda hired her.
2. Serena The Talking Clacker: Me neither. The other day we were in the beauty department and she held up this swimwear eyelash curler and said, 'What is this?' [both laugh]
3. Emily: I just knew from the moment I saw her that she was going to be a complete and utter disa-- [Andy walks in looking chic and stylish]
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1. Serena The Talking Clacker: What exactly is she wearing?
2. Emily: Her grandmother's skirt.
– Submitted by Nhia T (4 months ago)

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