Curly Sue
Seen it?1991 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 13% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, anyone who wants a laugh and families. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. Bill and Curly Sue target Grey, a yuppie lawyer, but their con takes an unexpected turn when the successful woman begins to like the ramshackle duo. But there's one problem—Grey's jealous, conniving boyfriend, Walker.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
13% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$34 million worldwide on a $25 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 99K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Hughes
- Jim BelushiBill Dancer
- Alisan PorterCurly Sue
- Kelly LynchGrey Ellison
- John GetzWalker McCormick
- Steve CarellTesio
- Fred ThompsonBernard Oxbar
- Edie McClurgSecretary
- Viveka DavisTrina
- Gail BoggsAnise Hall
- Ralph FoodyDrifter