Review of Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) by Denisse T — 30 Dec 2009

A cute and quirky movie. As always, Shirley MacLaine was wonderful to watch.

This review of Mrs. Winterbourne (1996) was written by Denisse T on 30 Dec 2009.

Mrs. Winterbourne has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Mrs. Winterbourne

Review of Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

By Cristine T (6) on 24 Feb 2013

Okay, this is one of those movies that I will watch when it comes on tv no matter which part it is…

Read Review

Review of Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 22 Jun 2015

Because it is light and stylish and good-hearted, it is quite possible to enjoy, in the right frame of mind…

Read Review

Review of Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

By Rick Groen (1,350) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 16 Aug 2012

Translating Woolrich's pulpy obsessiveness and crazy contrivances into the stuff of light comedy is no easy matter, and the movie gets as far…

Read Review

Review of Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

By Princess L (52) on 16 Apr 2009

Reallllllllly soooo good also Her pimp boyfriend is sooo stupid also abuse…

Read Review

Review of Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

By Charlene B (326) on 08 Feb 2010

This was one of those movies that was pretty much stupid, but had a few really great parts that keeps you from wanting to say it wasn't any…

Read Review

Review of Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

By Stephanie M (549) on 22 Nov 2009

I use to watch this alot when I was a kid. Ricki Lake was an awful actress but still a charming movie…

Read Review

Review of Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

By Bill S (2,971) on 30 Apr 2015

No wonder Lake went into talk shows and it was non to soon by her less than stellar turn here…

Read Review

Review of Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

By Stuart K (1,373) on 05 Aug 2013

Directed by Richard Benjamin, (The Money Pit (1986), Mermaids (1990) and Made in America (1993)), this adaptation of Cornell Woolrich's 1948…

Read Review

Review of Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 23 Oct 2012

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

Read Review

Review of Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

By Kim W (408) on 05 Apr 2011

Though the plot is fairly contrived this movie was a lot of fun…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Majestic (2001)

By Stephen Hunter (927) for Washington Post (9,851) on 22 May 2006

It can't fake sincerity. It tries ever so hard, but it doesn't have a single believable second. Every word in it is a lie…

Read Review

Review of Top Hat (1935)

By Brian P (1,844) on 10 Dec 2006

I don't really have anything positive to say about this movie, so I will just leave it at that…

Read Review

Review of Final Girl (2015)

By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 12 Aug 2015

Shocking. Horrific. Stunning. The plot twists in Final Girl? No, the fact that the movie itself was even made — and that Abigail Breslin is in it…

Read Review

Review of Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)

By Aimee A (44) on 06 Jun 2010

Imagine if Babe Ruth had pitched for 17 years and hit for only 6. That is Welles with acting and directing…

Read Review

Review of Moon Over Miami (1941)

By Al P (382) on 12 Jul 2009

Good musical if you're into that venue in movies. Great dance pieces…

Read Review

Review of The Gay Divorcee (1934)

By Chris S (3,490) on 10 Jul 2009

It lacks of the more catchy songs and more dazzling dances of other formulaic Astaire/Rogers films but at least the playfulness, the humor…

Read Review

Review of Hollywood Hotel (1938)

By Daniel K (1,478) on 23 Nov 2012

2: It blows my mind that this is a Busby Berkeley film…

Read Review

Review of Almost Normal (2005)

By Bee C (81) on 01 Apr 2009

An interesting concept that gets spreads itself really thin and gets reaaaaaaally tired about 45 minutes in…

Read Review

Review of Mystery Date (1991)

By Angela H (282) on 14 Feb 2008

Okay, this movie is waaaayy out there and crazy. If you like the unexpected, you'll like this movie…

Read Review

Review of Year of the Gun (1991)

By Michael A (1,637) on 10 Mar 2014

It totally sucked, the only good thing about it was looking at Sharon Stone or Valeria Golino…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Mrs. Winterbourne

1996

61%205 Reviews

Shadow of Chinatown

1936

35%5 Reviews

Hook

1991

67%719 Reviews

The Wrestler

1984

75%738 Reviews

The Fast and the Furious

2001

69%718 Reviews

Justice League

2017

60%2,971 Reviews

Woodlawn

2015

66%273 Reviews

The Horseman

2006

71%121 Reviews

The Man Who Knew Infinity

2016

68%305 Reviews

Closer

2013

71%713 Reviews