She's the Man (2006)

Directed by

Andy Fickman

Genre

romantic comedy, teen film, LGBTQ-related film, association football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 3,321 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl disguises herself as her twin brother to join the boys' soccer team at his new school. She juggles keeping her secret while falling for her handsome roommate.

playfullightheartedenergeticsillyromanticupbeatfast-pacedzany

What happens

She's the Man is a 2006 American romantic comedy teen sports film directed by Andy Fickman and starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, and David Cross. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, the film centers on teenager Viola Hastings, who enrolls at her brother's new boarding school, Illyria Prep, in his place and pretends to be a boy in order to play on the boys' soccer team. She's the Man emerged as a moderate commercial success, grossing $57.2 million against a budget of $20–25 million. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but Bynes's performance was universally praised and developed a cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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