---
title: 'Cruella (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Craig Gillespie'
released: '2021-05-27'
runtime_minutes: 134
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cruella-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3228774/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cruella (2021)

2021 · PG-13 · 134 min · Comedy, Adventure, Crime · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Cruella is a 2021 American crime drama film directed by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay by Dana Fox and Tony McNamara, and a story by Aline Brosh McKenna, Kelly Marcel, and Steve Zissis. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Marc Platt Productions, and Gunn Films, it is based on Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, serving as a backstory for its antagonist, Cruella de Vil. It is also the third live-action adaptation in the 101 Dalmatians franchise. The film stars Emma Stone as the title character, with Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, Emily Beecham, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Mark Strong in supporting roles. Set in London during the punk rock movement of the 1970s, the film follows Estella Miller, an aspiring fashion designer, as she explores the path that leads her to become a notorious up-and-coming fashion designer known as Cruella de Vil.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Craig Gillespie](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-gillespie)
- **Screenplay:** [Aline Brosh McKenna](https://cinepixo.com/people/aline-brosh-mckenna), [Kelly Marcel](https://cinepixo.com/people/kelly-marcel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nicholas Britell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-britell)
- **Producer:** [Aline Brosh McKenna](https://cinepixo.com/people/aline-brosh-mckenna), [Andrew Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-gunn), [Marc Platt](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-platt-2)
- **Editor:** [Tatiana S. Riegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatiana-s-riegel)

## Cast

- [Kirby Howell-Baptiste](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirby-howell-baptiste)
- [Ed Birch](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-birch)
- [Kayvan Novak](https://cinepixo.com/people/kayvan-novak)
- [Emily Beecham](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-beecham)
- [Emma Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-stone) as Cruella de Vil
- [Paul Walter Hauser](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-walter-hauser)
- [Mark Strong](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-strong)
- [Emma Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-thompson)
- [Jamie Demetriou](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-demetriou)
- [Joel Fry](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-fry)

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