a modernday fairytalea major motion picture starring christina ricci catherine ohara james mcavoy and reese witherspoonpenelope wilhern has everything a girl could want a wealthy socialite family an enchanted bedroom and some of the coolest clothes around there is only one problem she was born into a cursed family and has the face of a pig hidden away from the world penelope now finds herself subjected to a string of snobby blueblooded bachelors in a desperate attempt to find her a husband in order to break the curse though she yearns for something greater whats a girl to do when faced with a determined mother and her matchmaking sidekick hoping to snap a photo of the mysterious girl mischievous tabloid reporter lemon hires downonhisluck max to pose as a prospective suitor and infiltrate the family but when max finds himself truly drawn to penelope he cant bring himself to expose and disappoint her so he just disappears fed up with this latest betrayal and determined to live life on her own terms penelope decides to break free from her family and go out into the world in search of adventure hiding her true identity with a scarf penelope discovers a wondrous world where freedom opens her eyes to possibilities she never knew existed making new friends along the way she discovers happiness in the most unexpected places