Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) Reviews & Ratings

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Mrs. Doubtfire reviews

Mrs. Doubtfire holds a 7.2/10 average from 6,806 TMDB ratings.

"Danny" (Robin Williams) and wife "Miranda" (Sally Field) just can't go on any longer with their marriage. Their constant rowing and her husband finally jacking in his job as a voice-over artiste of some cigarette-based "creative differences" see her get a divorce. "Danny" adores his three kids but is only given visitation rights for a Saturday until he can prove worthy of more. He manages to get a basic job, but mi…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

_Mrs. Doubtfire_, part of my Robin Williams retrospective Anne Fine's novel "Alias Madame Doubtfire" was written to help children navigate the pain of divorce, offering comfort during one of life's hardest transitions. But in adapting it for the screen, director Chris Columbus and star Robin Williams created something unexpected: America's answer to Mary Poppins. Here, too, a magical nanny arrives to transform a fra…
— badelf (9/10)

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.

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