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Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire

7,2 /10 (6,621 Votes)
1993 EN 125 min

Overview

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 a British 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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Release date

24/11/1993

Votes

6,621

Popularity

6.0

She makes dinner. She does windows. She reads bedtime stories. She's a blessing... in disguise.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

125 min

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$441,286,195

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2023-12-28

⭐ 7

"Danny" (Robin Williams) and wife "Miranda" (Sally Field) just can't go on any longer with their marriage. Their constant rowing and her husband finally jacking in his job as a voice-over artiste of some cigarette-based "creative differences" see her get a divorce. "Danny" adores his three kids but is only given visitation rights for a Saturday until he can prove worthy of more. He manages to get a basic job, but misses his brood terribly. When he hears that "Miranda" is seeking a housekeeper, he hits on the idea of getting his gay brother "Frank" (Harvey Fierstein) and his boyfriend - who are…

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badelf

2026-05-14

⭐ 9

_Mrs. Doubtfire_, part of my Robin Williams retrospective Anne Fine's novel "Alias Madame Doubtfire" was written to help children navigate the pain of divorce, offering comfort during one of life's hardest transitions. But in adapting it for the screen, director Chris Columbus and star Robin Williams created something unexpected: America's answer to Mary Poppins. Here, too, a magical nanny arrives to transform a fractured family, except this nanny is the father in disguise, and the magic isn't supernatural, it's love, patience, and the willingness to change. Thirty years later, Mrs. Doubtfi…

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