
Mrs. Doubtfire
Taste attributes: comedydramafamilygay/lesbianfresh & originalwholesomelightlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
"She makes dinner. She does windows. She reads bedtime stories. She's a blessing... in disguise."
Boxlist takeGood-natured and fresh: a stirring comedy-drama. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











