Roald Dahl is responsible for a number of classic children's books, many of which have been turned into popular movies, including Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the Gene Wilder version), Wes Anderson's stop-motion Fantastic Mr. Fox and the Steven Spielberg adaptation of The BFG, to name a few. But one of the more popular ones from the '90s is seeing a revival on Netflix — 1996's Matilda.
The story of Matilda, originally published in 1988 before being adapted into a movie, follows an intelligent young girl gifted with a keen intellect and physic powers, which she puts to good use to deal with her crude, distant family and her sadistic headmistress. The movie version starred Mara Wilson as Matilda, Danny DeVito and Rhea Pearlman as Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood, Embeth Davidtz as Miss Honey, Pam Ferris as Miss Trunchbull and, in a fun cameo, Paul Reubens (best known for his character Pee Wee Herman). DeVito also directed the movie.
