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Spice World

Play trailer Poster for Spice World PG 1998 1h 32m Musical Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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35% Tomatometer 69 Reviews 45% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
Hang on to your knickers, pump up your platforms and fasten your seat belts, because the Spice Girls - Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Melanie Brown (Scary Spice), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) and Victoria Addams (Posh Spice) - are taking center stage in their feature film debut "Spice World," a roller coaster ride which will spice up your life and open your eyes very wide!
Spice World

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Critics Consensus

Spice World's lack of cohesive plot will likely lose most viewers, but for fans of the titular girl group there's more than enough fun to be had in their wacky -- albeit superficial -- whirlwind of an adventure.

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Mike Clark USA Today 01/09/2018
1.5/4
Can the Spice Girls act beyond their assigned personas? World doesn't stop spinning long enough to answer. Go to Full Review Paul Tatara CNN.com 06/21/2016
"What's the plot?" you may be asking. Well so am I. Go to Full Review Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader 06/21/2016
A promotional tool that establishes its superfluousness simply by existing, this clumsy, smirking movie has a bitter soul. Go to Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight 01/07/2023
1.5/4
The girls themselves sometimes have a chemistry, but are normally annoying paper-thin characters, but still quite fun. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast 12/22/2022
2/5
The film would do well to trust the girls, who have great fun playing caricatures, rather than padding the film with a series of unconnected cameos. The result is a madcap, but often overwhelming comedy. Go to Full Review Chase Burns The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 02/01/2022
I was struck by how well it stands up-the pacing is better than you'd expect-and also how fantastical it is... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Whitney B @wbrodt89 Jul 16 Endlessly funny, completely silly, totally light-hearted. This movie is pure nostalgic bliss. It is a time capsule of pure 90s enjoyment! See more thiago S @Thiagostone Jun 20 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Wayne M @RT93097251 Apr 19 Love it pure British camp , the girls take the mick out of harm selves and play up to just a funny light hearted movie. It wasn’t gonna win an Oscar but were they even trying too See more Caitlin T. @rainbowcito Mar 19 Was a massive Spice Girls fan back in the day, so I recently rewatched for a but of nostalgia - painfully cringeworthy every step of the way! One star should suffice for the singalong bits See more Jaime R @RT91039141 Aug 18 Honestly Spice World at this point is a nostalgia trip for the fans. This movie is a silly little fever dream, but it's very fun! The girls play up their personas, there is plenty of their old music in it. To me it definitely taps British Comedy but more so television than film just because of the variety. Either way it's a fun watch, if you're looking for something super cohesive skip it, if you're a fan looking for a giggle and to sing some of your favorite Spice Girl hits from the 90s watch it and don't forget the credits! See more Stephen C @bob25009 06/20/2025 Funny in 1 hour and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Some Vulgarity, Language and Brief Nudity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $29,364,983.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Bob Spiers

Director

The Spice Girls

Themselves

Richard E. Grant

Clifford

Alan Cumming

Piers Cuthbertson-Smyth

George Wendt

Martin Barnfield

Claire Rushbrook

Deborah

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Synopsis Hang on to your knickers, pump up your platforms and fasten your seat belts, because the Spice Girls - Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Melanie Brown (Scary Spice), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) and Victoria Addams (Posh Spice) - are taking center stage in their feature film debut "Spice World," a roller coaster ride which will spice up your life and open your eyes very wide!
Director
Bob Spiers
Producer
Uri Fruchtmann, Mark L. Rosen, Barnaby Thompson
Screenwriter
Kim Fuller, Jamie Curtis
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Icon Entertainment International, Fragile Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
Rating
PG (Some Vulgarity|Language|Brief Nudity)
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 23, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 25, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$29.6M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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