Feds

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Feds

PG-13

Released Oct 28, 1988

1h 31m

Comedy

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As a former Marine, Ellie De Witt (Rebecca De Mornay) is used to pushing herself -- but nothing has prepared her for the challenges of becoming an FBI agent. As she trains at the academy, De Witt encounters rampant sexism among her smarmy, mostly male, classmates. And, while she's a consummate athlete, De Witt's study skills are abysmal. But, with the help of book-smart trainee Janis Zuckerman (Mary Gross), she might just show her macho cohorts the error of their ways.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Rated: 3/4

Aug 14, 2007

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an appealingly familiar premise that’s employed to agreeable yet forgettable effect...

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 15, 2022

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 19, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

A limp and nearly invisble female flip on the "Police Academy" conceit. I've seen ferns with more personality.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 3, 2005

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 1/5

May 30, 2003

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Dragan Antulov

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Rated: 4/10

Jan 1, 2000

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Concert Plus - Michael P

Short, sweet, funny, of its time but still fun! Worth the 'not even 90mins' of feel good comedy gold! Don't believe nay sayers, GO WATCH IT!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/08/24

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Steve D

The stars make it fun enough.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/04/23

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Audience Member

I loved this one as a kid, and reconnected with it recently, and still really enjoyed it. Mary Gross' awkward and funny works well against straight woman's Rebecca De Mornay's gorgeous athleticism. There weren't many films from this time where 2 female leads were allowed to be both funny and action stars, and as a small girl, you recognize how powerful the suggestion is. I still think it's a rare quality, although "Thunder Force" (2021) and other films are trickling in, which is a good thing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Intelligent comedy about two females who enter FBI training at Quantico, determined to become the best in the agency. Along the way they deal with chauvinistic male students and instructors. Gross and DeMornay make a good duo and the overall film is entertaining while the training scenes are believable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

A lazily written, intermittently funny comedy.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

This movie never fails to crack me up.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Daniel Goldberg

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Rebecca De Mornay

Elizabeth "Ellie" De Witt

Mary Gross

Janis Zuckerman

Ken Marshall

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Synopsis

As a former Marine, Ellie De Witt (Rebecca De Mornay) is used to pushing herself -- but nothing has prepared her for the challenges of becoming an FBI agent. As she trains at the academy, De Witt encounters rampant sexism among her smarmy, mostly male, classmates. And, while she's a consummate athlete, De Witt's study skills are abysmal. But, with the help of book-smart trainee Janis Zuckerman (Mary Gross), she might just show her macho cohorts the error of their ways.

Director: Daniel Goldberg
Producer: Len Blum, Ilona Herzberg
Screenwriter: Len Blum, Daniel Goldberg
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 28, 1988, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.5M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Surround

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