- How did her father die?
- The police decided he killed himself.
- Why would he do such a thing?
- No one knows.

8 seconds sound clip from the Matilda (1996) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:54:37.132 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Why is there a swing?

- A girl I know used to live in that house. Her life was good and happy.

- When she was just 2 years old, her mother died.

- Her father was a doctor and he needed someone to look after things at home, so he invited the mother's stepsister to come and live with him.

- But the girl's aunt was a mean person who treated the girl very badly.

- The Trunchbull.

- Yes.

- And worst of all, when the girl was 5, her father died.

- How did her father die?

- The police decided he killed himself.

- Why would he do such a thing?

- No one knows.

- The end is happier.

- She found a small cottage. She rented it from this lovely rhubarb farmer for just $50 a month. And she covered it in honeysuckle, and she planted hundreds of wildflowers.

- She moved out of her wicked aunt's house and she finally got her freedom.

- Good for her.

- Do you know why I told you this?

- No.

- You were born into a family that doesn't always appreciate you, but one day, things are gonna be very different.

[...]

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Actors: Mara Wilson (Matilda Wormwood), Embeth Davidtz (Miss Honey), Danny DeVito (Harry Wormwood), Rhea Perlman (Zinnia Wormwood), Pam Ferris (Miss Trunchbull)

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