Moll Flanders

PG-13

1996

2h 3m

Drama

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46%

Tomatometer

24 Reviews

72%

Audience Score

2,500+ Ratings

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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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 12, 2002

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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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

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

The movie takes Moll's name, but mollifies her spirit.

Mar 22, 2019

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Audience Member

i loved this movie both today and when it first came out

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

A complete waste of time. The movie is NOT the story of Moll Flanders in any form other than using her name. Dont watch it if you read the book...

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Pen Densham

Director

Robin Wright

Moll Flanders

Morgan Freeman

Hibble

Stockard Channing

Mrs. Allworthy

John Lynch

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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: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Trilogy Entertainment Group, 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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