Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) by John B — 09 May 2017

Bill Murray is fantastic in this short historical film.

This review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) was written by John B on 09 May 2017.

Hyde Park on Hudson has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Hyde Park on Hudson

Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

By Asia Frey (149) for Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) (149) on 21 Aug 2018

As a snapshot, or a character study, or just an interesting historical anecdote, Hyde Park on Hudson worked beautifully on some levels, while…

Read Review

Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

By Jason Bailey (832) for Flavorwire (598) on 20 Jun 2016

The entire film is quite funny, in fact, nothing like the sort of stuffy period piece it's dressed up as…

Read Review

Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

By Kyle M (2,387) on 07 Dec 2014

In Hyde Park on Hudson, Daisy(Laura Linney) spends most of her days caring for her invalid aunt(Eleanor Bron)…

Read Review

Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

By Alex K (2,253) on 08 May 2015

I don't believe that I have seen a film about FDR before, so this was interesting…

Read Review

Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

By Dcedmonds (184) on 13 Nov 2014

Hyde Park on Hudson 10 Scale Rating: 4.0 (Bad) ... The Good: Bill Murray was amazing as FDR…

Read Review

Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

By Shane M (526) on 03 Jan 2014

An entertaining film, subtle in its approach of an impending war, a Great Depression, rocky relations w/foreign nations, ailing health, and…

Read Review

Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

By Stephen Saito (325) for Moveable Fest (298) on 17 Dec 2018

Jeremy Sams' mildly piquant score and the mannered characterizations would suggest, making this piece of awards bait more shameless than most…

Read Review

Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

By Karsh D (1,216) on 16 Dec 2013

Based on a weekend visit from the then king and queen of England and roosevelts complicated love life…

Read Review

Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

By Hector B (80) on 15 Feb 2014

What's not to like? Great dialog and a glimpse at what could have transpired when the king and queen visited the US before ww2…

Read Review

Review of Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

By Kenny V (90) on 17 Jan 2014

Great performance from Bill Murray and Laura Linney highlight this otherwise slow paced story of what a philanderer FDR really was…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Day of the Locust (1975)

By Maryann W (19) on 09 Aug 2009

A long, depressing film. Quite obviously not one that was made to be particularly likable…

Read Review

Review of The Cotton Club (1984)

By Ken S (1,985) on 05 Aug 2014

While not the Godfather (and what is really...besides Godfather 2, but I digress) The Cotton Club is a great entertaining little movie…

Read Review

Review of Gosford Park (2001)

By Jojojo (1) on 20 Nov 2005

I have a high IQ so this movie is great! I have a low self esteem so I'm going to rave about this movie and say how my IQ is better than others here…

Read Review

Review of The Devil's Backbone (2001)

By Christopher Varney (5) for Film Threat (5,156) on 03 Jun 2010

That The Devil's Backbone makes any sense at all -- with its many, swirling plotlines -- seems like a little wonder…

Read Review

Review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

By Helenao. (1) on 24 Jan 2009

This was the worst movie I have seen in my life…

Read Review

Review of Enchanted (2007)

By Charlie (179) on 12 Dec 2007

Terrible. Even for a children's movie…

Read Review

Review of Esther (1999)

By Alexandra W (234) on 28 Aug 2010

Whoever made this did not know what the interesting parts of this story are…

Read Review

Review of Indochine (1992)

By Phil P (431) on 27 Jan 2010

Thankfully, the scenery is breathtaking, and the dynamic socio-political setting, however inaccurate historically, carries the story along…

Read Review

Review of Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)

By Darnell F (2) on 22 May 2007

Vi só por causa de Meryl Streep, pq o filme é mó pé no saco XD…

Read Review

Review of Mudhoney! (1965)

By Kaherawaks T (10) on 08 Jul 2007

Some guy who no-one likes goes around and rapes a lot of big-boobed girls and no-one really tries to stop him - I have no idea why…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Hyde Park on Hudson

2012

51%437 Reviews

For the Bible Tells Me So

2007

78%360 Reviews

I Wish

2011

78%95 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Boogie Woogie

2010

45%70 Reviews

A Royal Scandal

1945

55%8 Reviews

Hostel

2011

50%626 Reviews

The Girl Who Played with Fire

2009

68%55 Reviews

You Only Live Twice

1967

66%677 Reviews

The Hustler

1961

84%587 Reviews