Moll Flanders

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Moll Flanders

PG-13

1996

2h 3m

Drama

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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

01/01/2000

3/4

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.

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Susan Wloszczyna

USA Today

01/01/2000

2/4

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.

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

03/02/2022

3/4

Moll Flanders is an admirable effort but still a bit difficult to sit through.

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

03/22/2019

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

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Jane Horwitz

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

12/12/2018

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.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

10/09/2005

2/5

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alan g

@agenser 11/18/2024

A decent story ruined by the presence of Morgan Freeloader.

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05/28/2022

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.

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Frances H

05/04/2020

absolutely nothing like the Daniel Defoe classic and parts are not bad, but the rest is boring.

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05/08/2017

Moving accurate fascinating, Robin Wright and Morgan Freeman bond valid everytime A thosand times better than EVERY Les Miserables I 've ever seen

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01/11/2014

I really loved this movie..I hope it comes available on Flixster or Vudu soon!!

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07/30/2013

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

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Moll Flanders

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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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