1996
PG-13
TriStar Pictures
1 h 45 m

1996
PG-13
TriStar Pictures
1 h 45 m

Summary This fast-paced comedy follows the story of eighteen-year-old Connie Doyle an expectant mother with no money and an uncertain future. In a screwball case of mistaken identity, a grieving Mrs. Winterbourne takes the girl to live with her in the stately Winterbourne mansion, believing she is the wife of her deceased son. (Sony Pictures)

Directed By: Richard Benjamin

Written By: Cornell Woolrich, Phoef Sutton, Lisa-Maria Radano

1996
PG-13
TriStar Pictures
1 h 45 m

1996
PG-13
TriStar Pictures
1 h 45 m

Mrs. Winterbourne

Name: Mrs. Winterbourne
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1996-04-19
Duration: 1 min 45 s
Rating: 35
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Ricki Lake, Brendan Fraser, Miguel Sandoval, Loren Dean

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings

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Directed By: Richard Benjamin

Written By: Cornell Woolrich, Phoef Sutton, Lisa-Maria Radano

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews

14% Positive
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48% Mixed
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38% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews

14% Positive
3 Reviews

48% Mixed
10 Reviews

38% Negative
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Chicago Tribune

Mrs. Winterbourne doesn't amount to much. But it's such a professional job, done with such glow and verve -- and the people making it seem to be having such an infectiously good time -- that it's hard to resist. Good comedies are easy to love anyway. [19 Apr 1996, p.C]

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Empire

It's all a little too coincidental for comfort, and surprisingly short on laughs for a comedy, but nonetheless this is a light, well-meaning flick, improved considerably by Lake's scatty heroine.

By Caroline Westbrook FULL REVIEW

USA Today

Happily, MacLaine (who can pull off these lovable eccentric dowagers while she's sleeping) and Fraser, showcasing a previously untapped flair for romantic comedy, keep Lake on her toes. [19 Apr 1996, p.1D]

By Susan Wloszczyna FULL REVIEW

Variety

As calculated as the cries of 'Go Ricki!' on its star's talkshow, Mrs Winterbourne is a sappy, old-fashioned and predictable vehicle for actress-turned-talk maven-turned-actress-again Ricki Lake that delivers requisite warmth but few laughs. Lake's ebullient charm and solid performances by Shirley MacLaine, Brendan Fraser and Miguel Sandoval provide some highlights.

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Narratively, the film strikes all the sentimental chords that audiences typically find so reassuring, but the music grates here, sounding mechanical and flat, lacking the single ingredient indispensable to any uplifting fable - a charming belief in its own sweet nature. [19 Apr 1996, p. C1]

By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW

Entertainment Weekly

Lake and Fraser never come close to believability as a romantic couple. There's more chemistry going on in a grain of salt.

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San Francisco Chronicle

With Lake at the center, something that could have been innocuous becomes painful, and a sure shot at mediocrity is transformed into one of the worst films of the year.

By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW

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Production Company TriStar Pictures, A&M Films

Release Date Apr 19, 1996

Duration 1 h 45 m

Rating PG-13

Genres

Tagline A romantic comedy of mistaken identity and unexpected love . . . [Video]

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Shirley MacLaine

Grace Winterbourne

Ricki Lake

Connie Doyle

Brendan Fraser

Bill, Hugh Winterbourne

Miguel Sandoval

Paco

Loren Dean

Steve DeCunzo

Peter Gerety

Father Brian Kilraine

Jane Krakowski

Christine

Debra Monk

Lieutenant Ambrose

Cathryn de Prume

Renee

Kate Hennig

Sophie

Susan Haskell

Patricia Winterbourne

Justin Van Lieshout

Baby Hughie

Alec Thomlison

Baby Hughie

Jennifer Irwin

Susan

Victor A. Young

Dr. Hopley

Tony Munch

Steve's Pal

Nesbitt Blaisdell

Homeless Man

David Lipman

Conductor

Jim Feather

Conductor

Irene Pauzer

Woman on Train

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