Wild Child

"New Girl. New School. New Rules."

Aug 15 2008 PG-13 1h 38m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.

Plot

Since Malibu brat Poppy Moore's mom passed away, she has pushed her rich, usually absent dad Gerry shamelessly. When his patience wears out, she's shipped off to her mother's former English boarding school for girls, Abbey Mount. On her first day she makes enemies of most dorm mates, especially dominant lacrosse school captain Harriet, and the school's principal Mrs. Kingsley. Unwilling to accept the strict regime, she decides to misbehave and take the blame for everyone until she's dismissed. The school's only appealing feature for her is Kingsley's dashing son Freddie. When the dream prince transfers his favor from ambitious, uptight Harriet to unruly Poppy, that changes everything.

Written by

Lucy Dahl

Directed by

Nick Moore

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom, France

Production Companies

StudioCanal, Working Title Films, Relativity Media, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
66,091
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA