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Moll Flanders

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After her mother is executed as a thief, young Moll Flanders (Robin Wright) flees the orphanage in which she was placed and abused by a cruel priest, and eventually becomes a prostitute under the supervision of the deceitful Mrs. Allworthy (Stockard Channing). Her only ally is Allworthy's servant, Hibble (Morgan Freeman), a kind man who keeps her spirits up. Eventually, Moll falls for Jonathan (John Lynch), a charismatic artist who renews her faith in life and love.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The film's melodramatic ending sorts everything out in the approved style of the genre, but the movie is really better than that, a portrait of a woman who endures, thinks, and survives. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Susan Wloszczyna USA Today For a story about a London harlot's trials and tribulations, this is one unsexy, drawn-out dirge with only a few smirking moments as relief. Rated: 2/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot Moll Flanders is an admirable effort but still a bit difficult to sit through. Rated: 3/4 Mar 2, 2022 Full Review Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine The movie takes Moll's name, but mollifies her spirit. Mar 22, 2019 Full Review Jane Horwitz South Florida Sun-Sentinel The plot hinges on rather too much coincidence, and some lines of the British-accented dialogue garble on the soundtrack, but the film offers charming performances and a vivid sense of time, place and human dignity. Dec 12, 2018 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 2/5 Oct 9, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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alan g A decent story ruined by the presence of Morgan Freeloader. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review Audience Member The tale is lengthy and hard to fit into a film - but young Wright does a solid job of telling the story of Moll who escapes prostitution to become a mother. The hardest part is watching Rizzo from Grease work as her pimp. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Frances H absolutely nothing like the Daniel Defoe classic and parts are not bad, but the rest is boring. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/20 Full Review Audience Member Moving accurate fascinating, Robin Wright and Morgan Freeman bond valid everytime A thosand times better than EVERY Les Miserables I 've ever seen Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member I really loved this movie..I hope it comes available on Flixster or Vudu soon!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member i loved this movie both today and when it first came out Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Pen Densham

Director

Robin Wright

Moll Flanders

Morgan Freeman

Hibble

Stockard Channing

Mrs. Allworthy

John Lynch

Artist

Aisling Corcoran

Flora

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Synopsis After her mother is executed as a thief, young Moll Flanders (Robin Wright) flees the orphanage in which she was placed and abused by a cruel priest, and eventually becomes a prostitute under the supervision of the deceitful Mrs. Allworthy (Stockard Channing). Her only ally is Allworthy's servant, Hibble (Morgan Freeman), a kind man who keeps her spirits up. Eventually, Moll falls for Jonathan (John Lynch), a charismatic artist who renews her faith in life and love.
Director
Pen Densham
Producer
John Watson, Richard B. Lewis, Pen Densham
Production Co
Trilogy Entertainment Group, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Spelling Films International
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.4M
Runtime
2h 3m
Sound Mix
Surround
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