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The Devil Wears Prada
Drama · Comedy · 2006
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.
Movie details
The Devil Wears Prada
“Meet Andy Sachs. A million girls would kill to have her job. She's not one of them.”
2006 Drama · Comedy 1h 49m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.4 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Devil Wears Prada?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
David Frankel
Written by
Aline Brosh McKenna
Meryl Streep
Miranda Priestly
Anne Hathaway
Andy Sachs
Emily Blunt
Emily
Stanley Tucci
Nigel
Simon Baker
Christian Thompson
Adrian Grenier
Nate
Tracie Thoms
Lily
Court is in session
Put The Devil Wears Prada on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.