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title: "Charlie's Angels"
year: 2000
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imdb_id: "tt0160127"
tmdb_id: 4327
wikidata_id: "Q229599"
fi1m_score: 68
critics_score: 55
critics_reviews: 10
published: "2026-10-05T02:05:15.227636+00:00"
updated: "2026-10-05T02:05:22.719576+00:00"
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# Charlie's Angels (2000)

Directed by McG · 1h 38m · Action, Comedy, Adventure

## Identity

Charlie's Angels

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/charlies-angels
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** charlies-angels
- **IMDb ID:** tt0160127
- **TMDB ID:** 4327
- **Wikidata ID:** Q229599
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160127/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/4327, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229599

**Fi1m score: 68** · Critics 55 from 10 reviews

*In a sentence:* Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu deserve enough time between cuts to finish a kick

> McG’s action-comedy gets by on the company of Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu. Their shared silliness is fun, but thin writing and impatient cutting keep interrupting it.

## Synopsis

Natalie Cook (Cameron Diaz), Dylan Sanders (Drew Barrymore) and Alex Munday (Lucy Liu) are the central trio in McG’s action-comedy. Bill Murray plays John Bosley, Sam Rockwell plays Eric Knox, and Tim Curry appears as Roger Corwin. Kelly Lynch is Vivian Wood, Crispin Glover is Thin Man, and John Forsythe supplies the voice of Charlie. Mixing action, comedy and adventure across 98 minutes, *Charlie’s Angels* has a screenplay by Ed Solomon, John August and Ryan Rowe, with Drew Barrymore also serving as a producer.

## Review

*Charlie’s Angels* is a likeable, untidy action-comedy that keeps getting in its own way. McG wants the fighting and the jokes to arrive with equal force, preferably before we have recovered from the last lot. At 98 minutes, the film ought to be a brisk evening’s entertainment, and stretches of it are. But the restless cutting and thin writing make it feel more effortful than its cheerful stars deserve.

Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu give Natalie Cook, Dylan Sanders and Alex Munday enough shared comic confidence to make the flimsy story temporarily irrelevant. They can be ridiculous without seeming embarrassed, which matters in a film so dependent on our willingness to enjoy the silliness. We laughed more than the dialogue deserved because the three make that silliness feel like something they enjoy together. Their company is the strongest reason to stay, though the script too often relies on it instead of supplying a better joke.

Bill Murray, as John Bosley, helps by making less effort to advertise the comedy. His drollness is welcome when almost everything around him is insisting on how much fun it is. The contrast exposes the film’s chief miscalculation: energy alone cannot keep a comic scene alive. There is pleasure in the juvenile humour, but it needs a little more variation than McG seems prepared to allow.

The screenplay by Ed Solomon, John August and Ryan Rowe gives the cast plenty of activity and too little to make that activity matter. A light plot is perfectly adequate for this sort of adventure, provided the jokes and action carry us between its turns. Here, the dialogue is too uneven to do that reliably, and the frantic presentation makes a modest story seem unnecessarily cluttered. We need no solemn character histories, but clearer reasons to care about the next burst of action would help.

Russell Carpenter’s cinematography and J. Michael Riva’s production design serve McG’s appetite for spectacle, but the emphasis on the women’s sex appeal grows repetitive. The performers are already holding our attention through their comic assurance. The framing keeps insisting on another reason to watch them, and it becomes a distraction from what they do well. Edward Shearmur’s score adds to the forward push, though this is a film that could use more pauses, especially when somebody has a joke to deliver.

Wayne Wahrman and Peter Teschner’s editing is the more serious obstacle to the action. The martial-arts sequences promise the pleasure of watching bodies move with skill, then keep breaking that movement into pieces. We were frustrated by the interruptions, particularly because the physical performances offer something worth watching. Fast cutting can sharpen a fight, but here it too often asks the cuts to provide excitement that the movement could have supplied.

An action-comedy has good reason to keep its story simple when that leaves room for physical wit: we need to see the mistake, the recovery and the next attempt. McG is too impatient for that kind of pleasure, even with performers who could sustain it. Anyone hoping chiefly for an easy evening with this cast will have more luck. Go for their company, and expect the action to be harder work than it needs to be.

*Fi1m score 68, published 5 October 2026.*

## What the critics say

The consensus on Charlie’s Angels is mixed, with praise clustering around the cast’s comic energy and the film’s willingness to be silly. Several reviews find the leads’ high spirits enough to make a thin story entertaining, at least in bursts. The action also earns approval for its pace and exuberance, although enthusiasm for the spectacle does not always extend to how it is assembled.

The main divide is over how much fun compensates for the weak plotting and frantic style. Reservations range from choppy fight editing to poor dialogue and sexualised framing. Eye for Film is the clear enthusiast, praising a consistently witty script where others find little substance. The New Yorker sits at the opposite end, finding the film juvenile and dramatically inert, though it singles out Cameron Diaz’s comic performance for praise. Even the harsher reviews tend to find something to enjoy.

## Straight answers

**How long is Charlie's Angels, and what is it rated?**

*Charlie's Angels* runs 1h 38m. It is an action and comedy film.

**Where can I watch Charlie's Angels in Chile?**

*Charlie's Angels* is streaming on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video in Chile, and it is also available to rent from Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV from CLF 1.99. Availability is checked daily; the links above go straight to each service.

### Reviews we read (10)

- **Variety**, Todd McCarthy (70/100, inferred): McCarthy finds the film an entertaining, broadly appealing action romp, though its material is thin. He praises McG’s energetic direction and the cast’s buoyant performances, while faulting the action editing for breaking up the martial-arts flow. [Read](https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/charlie-s-angels-3-1200464547/)
- **The New York Times**, Stephen Holden (64/100, inferred): The URL identifies this as a review of the 2000 film, but the page content is inaccessible. I can’t verify the critic’s verdict or what the review singles out. [Read](https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/03/movies/film-review-sleek-tough-frosted-must-be-empowerment.html)
- **Time Out**, NF (64/100, inferred): The available description suggests a mixed verdict on the film. It praises Bill Murray’s droll Bosley for adding comic class to a nominal plot. [Read](https://www.timeout.com/movies/charlies-angels-1)
- **RogerEbert.com**, Roger Ebert (2.5/4): Ebert finds it a lively, knowingly silly action-comedy rather than a serious story. He praises the stars’ comic chemistry and the film’s energetic style. [Read](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/charlies-angels-2000)
- **Total Film**, Total Film (3/5): The review finds the film silly and narratively weak but entertaining. It praises the leads’ high-spirited antics and the film’s exuberant, kitschy fun. [Read](https://www.gamesradar.com/charlies-angels-review/)
- **Los Angeles Times**, Kenneth Turan (50/100, inferred): Turan finds the film entertaining in short bursts but too frenetic and lightweight to sustain its brief running time. He praises its humor and energetic martial-arts action, while criticizing the dialogue and overstuffed style. [Read](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-03-ca-46133-story.html)
- **Radio Times**, Alan Jones (2/5): Jones finds the film a shallow, self-referential patchwork rather than a substantial take on the series. He particularly faults its reheated plot and campy emphasis on the stars’ sex appeal. [Read](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-izxwvf/charlies-angels/)
- **Empire**, Caroline Westbrook (35/100, inferred): The critic finds the film muddled and frequently painful, though it has occasional entertaining moments. The fast, furious fight set-pieces and its final half-hour earn praise, while gratuitous sexualized framing draws criticism. [Read](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/charlie-angels-review/)
- **The New Yorker**, Anthony Lane (30/100, inferred): Lane finds the film flimsy, juvenile, and dramatically inert, with its spectacle and sexual playfulness offering little substance. He singles out Cameron Diaz’s exuberant comic performance and her flirtation with Luke Wilson as the film’s rare source of freshness. [Read](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/11/13/dolls-before-guys)
- **Eye for Film**, Angus Wolfe Murray (90/100, inferred): The critic finds the film enormously enjoyable, fast, funny, and sexy. They praise its consistently witty script and energetic, startling stunts. [Read](https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/charlies-angels-film-review-by-angus-wolfe-murray)

## Details

- **Director:** McG
- **Director:** McG
- **Writer:** Ed Solomon, John August, Ryan Rowe
- **Cinematography:** Russell Carpenter
- **Editor:** Peter Teschner, Wayne Wahrman
- **Music:** Edward Shearmur
- **Production design:** J. Michael Riva
- **Costume design:** Joseph G. Aulisi
- **Producer:** Drew Barrymore, Leonard Goldberg, Nancy Juvonen
- **Cast:** Cameron Diaz as Natalie Cook; Drew Barrymore as Dylan Sanders; Lucy Liu as Alex Munday; Bill Murray as John Bosley; Sam Rockwell as Eric Knox; Tim Curry as Roger Corwin; Kelly Lynch as Vivian Wood; Crispin Glover as Thin Man
- **Runtime:** 1h 38m
- **First release (the US):** 2 November 2000
- **Genres:** Action, Comedy, Adventure
- **Budget:** $92 million
- **Box office:** $264 million
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtB603KpU9g

## Where to watch in Chile

- Apple TV: streaming, uhd
- Amazon Prime Video: add-on, uhd
- Amazon Prime Video: rent CLF 1.99, hd
- Apple TV: rent CLF 2490.00, hd
- Amazon Prime Video: buy CLF 4.49, sd
- Apple TV: buy CLF 7990.00, sd

*Checked 2026-10-05.*

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## Awards

- Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie 2001: Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie (nominated)

## If you liked this

- *The Heroic Trio* (1993): Another female action trio, with stranger adventures and more unruly fantasy.
- *D.E.B.S.* (2004): A lighter spy comedy that gives its heroines more room for romance.
- *Police Story* (1985): For martial arts allowed to unfold clearly, with comedy built into the movement.
- *The Long Kiss Goodnight* (1996): Sharper dialogue and nastier action, with a capable woman driving the chaos.
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015): More spy games played for glamour, with a calmer eye for comic timing.

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