Working Girl
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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10

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  1. IreneN.
    Jan 29, 2005
    9
    Intelligent, witty underdog-finds-success-and-romance-in-the-big-bad-business-world romantic comedy. The entire cast is very good, but this is really Griffith's movie; I wish she could get more intelligent scripts such as this one.--Irene A. Norris
  2. PatC.
    Jan 5, 2004
    7
    Formula piece, but with some neat anecdotes and one-liners, plus a genuine feel for being on the edge of the envelope in the corporate world. Gives new depth and meaning to having an office with a window.
  3. lasttimeisaw
    Jan 12, 2012
    7
    However outdated the costumes and settings, outmoded the corporal cooperation business, I believe the ethic of WORKING GIRL is abiding, at least until this moment (24 years later), resembling a 1980s version of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006), however collected 6 Oscar nominations with 1 win (for Carly Simonâ

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Metascore
73 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Gene Siskel
    88
    Griffith gives the fullest performance of her career; Weaver, the most likable, even though she's the villain of the piece. Michael Nichols directs his best film in years. [23 Dec 1988, Friday, p.A]
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    60
    A subplot involving Griffith and first boyfriend Alec Baldwin becomes the-subplot-that-wouldn't-go-bust, and comic scenes sometimes go bankrupt because they just hold their stock too long. Light entertainment like this should zip along like those financial quote boards.
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  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    One of those entertainments where you laugh a lot along the way, and then you end up on the edge of your seat at the end.
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