Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.
The Parent Trap has generally received positive reviews.
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The Parent Trap was released in 1961 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 334 reviews, giving The Parent Trap (1961) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 78%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 73%.
With a score of 74%, The Parent Trap is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1961, which stands at 60%.
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