Summary
A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 69Audiences 74GoodWatch 71
Box office
9.3×its budget
- Budget
- $35 M
- Worldwide
- $327 M
Worldwide it earned $292 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109109Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 64 countries, rent or buy in 23 more
+54
Released
2006
June 29, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
United States
Golden Globe Awards2006 to 2007
- Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy2007Won
- Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy2006Won
- Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture2007Nominated
Academy Awards2007
- Actress in a Leading Role2007Nominated
- Costume Design2007Nominated
BAFTA Awards2007
- Best Leading Actress2007Nominated
- Best Supporting Actress2007Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards2007
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture2007Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards2007
- Best Breakthrough Performance2007Nominated
- Best Comedic Performance2007Nominated
- Best Villain2007Nominated
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain2007Nominated
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-Provoking56 people
Meryl StreepMiranda Priestly
Anne HathawayAndy Sachs
Emily BluntEmily
Stanley TucciNigel
Simon BakerChristian Thompson
Adrian GrenierNate
Tracie ThomsLily
Rich SommerDoug
Daniel SunjataJames Holt
David Marshall GrantRichard Sachs
James NaughtonStephen
Tibor FeldmanIrv Ravitz
Rebecca MaderJocelyn
Jimena HoyosLucia
Gisele BündchenSerena
George C. WolfePaul
John RothmanEditor
Stephanie SzostakJacqueline Follet
Colleen DengelCaroline
Suzanne DengelCassidy
Heidi KlumHeidi Klum
ValentinoValentino Garavani
Bridget HallBridget Hall
Ines RiveroClacker in Elevator
Directing · 6
- David Frankel Director
- Gary S. Rake Second Second Assistant Director
- Murphy Occhino Second Second Assistant Director
- Michael Pitt Second Assistant Director
- Ali Cherkaoui First Assistant Director
- Stephen Lee Davis First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Aline Brosh McKenna Screenplay
- Lauren Weisberger Novel
Production · 8
- Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. Executive Producer
- Karen Rosenfelt Executive Producer
- Wendy Finerman Producer
- Ellen Lewis Casting
- John Bernard Line Producer
- Soren Miltich Production Assistant
Camera · 13
- Florian Ballhaus Director of Photography
- Cyril Kuhnholtz Key Grip
- David J. Thompson Camera Operator
- Roger Simonsz Additional Director of Photography
- Heather Norton First Assistant Camera
- Thomas Lappin Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Mark Livolsi Editor
- Amanda Pollack First Assistant Editor
Sound · 18
- Theodore Shapiro Original Music Composer
- Nicholas Renbeck Supervising Sound Editor
- Paul Urmson Supervising Sound Editor
- George A. Lara Foley Mixer
- Julia Michels Music Supervisor
- Michel Kharat Production Sound Mixer
Art · 6
- Jess Gonchor Production Design
- Andrew Weisblum Main Title Designer
- Anne Seibel Art Direction
- Tom Warren Art Direction
- Lydia Marks Set Decoration
- David Gulick Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 17
- Molly Rogers Costume Design
- Patricia Field Costume Design
- J. Roy Helland Makeup & Hair
- Barrett Hong Wardrobe Supervisor
- Luca Crepelle Assistant Costume Designer
- Wendy Stefanelli Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Randall Balsmeyer Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 3
- Andy Day Gaffer
- Jean-François Drigeard Gaffer
- Ralph Crowley Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 12
- Blaise Corrigan Stunt Coordinator
- G.A. Aguilar Stunt Coordinator
- Jodi Michelle Pynn Stunts
- Bobby Beckles Stunts
- Jill Brown Stunts
- Danny Aiello III Stunts
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