Review of Annie (1982) by Charlene B — 16 May 2009

Broadway musical based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip. A young orphan girls adventures in finding a family that will take her.

This review of Annie (1982) was written by Charlene B on 16 May 2009.

Annie has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Michelle A (423) on 05 Mar 2018

Great film, always puts me in a good mood…

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By Kyle20Ellis (540) on 27 Sep 2015

I this movie was very fun to watch with my children plus you never knew what was going to happen next…

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By Arlene M (34) on 08 Apr 2016

This is a great 80's children's movie…

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By Katrina M (90) on 23 Feb 2015

You know how little kids are obsessed with Frozen? Yeah, that was me with Annie from the day I was born to the end of time…

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By Bob F (100) on 21 Dec 2014

Complete Garbage. Don't waste your money…

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By Harvdog03 (99) on 07 Nov 2018

The plot is really good but I think it should be better musically to be considered a really great musical movie…

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By Dan M (2,128) on 24 Sep 2017

Musicals were never my thing, but on a rare occasion I'll come across a pretty good one and this was the case here…

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By Damien C (63) on 18 Jun 2015

Great movie with some classic songs. Having just watched it for the first time, I can't tell if having a young daughter biased my view of it…

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By Cheeseit (1) on 09 Jul 2023

Really great movie really enjoyed. way better than the original the original is bad 1/10…

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By Brad S (2,657) on 28 Aug 2015

There is a difference between a newspaper comic strip, a comic book series, a novel, a television series and film…

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