Mrs Henderson Presents
Film2005103 min

Mrs Henderson Presents

Taste attributes: comedydramahistoricalmusicalmusic/dancewholesomelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeStirring and polished: a comedy-drama that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 155 votes

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Eccentric 70-year-old widow purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add female nudity similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Stephen Frears

Cast

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2005
Runtime
103 min
Status
Released
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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