Mrs. Doubtfire
She makes dinner. She does windows. She reads bedtime stories. She's a blessing... in disguise.
She makes dinner. She does windows. She reads bedtime stories. She's ...
Comedy, Drama, Family
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1993
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Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as an English nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
125 min
Release date:
24 Nov 1993
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$25,000,000
Revenue:
$441,286,195
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 10 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
In terms of plot, the film is rather feeble, but sometimes there's more to a movie than story, and this is one of those rare occasions when all the other elements pull together and lift the production.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The dress, the mask and Mrs. Doubtfire's gentility are inherently limiting, but nothing holds Mr. Williams back when he's on a roll.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Sit-com stuff, then, with laboured farcical interludes, and a mushy post-feminist sensibility. Funny notwithstanding.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
I've rarely laughed so much at a movie I generally disliked.
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
7 Apr 2008
fresh:
Although overly sappy in places and probably 20 minutes too long, this Robin Williams-in-drag vehicle provides the comic a slick surface for doing his shtick, within a story possessing broad family appeal.
– Brian Lowry,
Variety,
22 Jul 2008