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  1. Harriet the Spy is a 1996 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Bronwen Hughes in her feature film directorial debut, and starring Michelle Trachtenberg in her major film acting debut. It co-stars Rosie O'Donnell, J. Smith-Cameron, Gregory Smith, and Vanessa Lee Chester.

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      Harriet is a 2019 American biographical film directed by...

  2. Plot summary. Eleven-year-old Harriet M. Welsch is an aspiring writer who lives in New York City's Upper East Side. Encouraged by her nanny, "Ole Golly", Harriet observes others and writes her thoughts down in a notebook as practice for her future career.

  3. Jul 10, 1996 · Harriet the Spy: Directed by Bronwen Hughes. With Michelle Trachtenberg, Gregory Smith, Vanessa Chester, Rosie O'Donnell. Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. But when her friends find her secret notebook, the tables are turned on her. Can she win them back and still keep on going with the spy business?

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    In 1849 Maryland, a slave state, Araminta "Minty" Ross is newly married to freedman John Tubman. Minty is a slave on the Brodess plantation, along with her mother and sister. Reverend Green finishes his sermon advising obedience and to follow the Lord's will. Minty's father, Ben, also a freedman, approaches her owner, Edward Brodess, with a lawyer'...

    In 2015, Viola Davis was set to star in and produce a Harriet Tubman biopic; however, it never came to fruition. Development on a new film began in May 2016. In February 2017, Cynthia Erivo was cast as Tubman, with Seith Mann then set to direct, from a screenplay by Gregory Allen Howard. Further development on the film was announced in September 20...

    Harriet had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10. It was theatrically released in the United States on November 1, 2019.Its release for Blu-ray and DVD sales took place on January 14, 2020.

    Box office

    Harriet grossed $43.1 million in the United States and Canada and $953,432 in other territories for a worldwide total of $44 million, plus $4.8 million with home video sales, against a production budget of $17 million. In North America, the film was released alongside Terminator: Dark Fate, Arctic Dogs and Motherless Brooklyn, and was projected to gross $7–9 million from 2,059 theaters in its opening weekend. The film grossed $3.9 million on its first day, including $600,000 from Thursday nig...

    Critical response

    On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 74% based on 235 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The website's critics' consensus reads, "Harriet serves as a sincere tribute to a pivotal figure in American history—albeit one undermined by its frustratingly formulaic approach." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare grade of "A...

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  4. Harriet the Spy is a 1996 American coming-of-age comedy film being the very first theatrical film released by Nickelodeon Movies. The film is based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Louise Fitzhugh, and starring Michelle Trachtenberg as the film’s titular character.

  5. Harriet the Spy is a 1996 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Bronwen Hughes in her feature film directorial debut, and starring Michelle Trachtenberg in her major film acting debut. It co-stars Rosie O'Donnell, J. Smith-Cameron, Gregory Smith, and Vanessa Lee Chester.

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