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The Parent Trap

Play trailer 2:14 Poster for The Parent Trap PG Released Jul 20, 1998 2h 7m Kids & Family Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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87% Tomatometer 53 Reviews 70% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
Twins Annie and Hallie are strangers until happenstance unites them. The preteen girls' divorced parents, Nick and Elizabeth are living on opposite sides of the Atlantic, each with one child. After meeting at camp, American Hallie and British-raised Annie engineer an identity swap, giving both the chance to spend time with the parent they've missed. If the scheme works, it might just make the family whole again.
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Writer-director Nancy Meyers takes the winning formula of the 1961 original and gives it an amiable modern spin, while young star Lindsay Lohan shines in her breakout role.

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Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader This 1998 romantic comedy mostly bores with its cumbersome exposition and close-ups of trivial objects scattered throughout lackluster montage sequences. May 27, 2011 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Delightful remake is great for the whole family. Rated: 4/5 Sep 7, 2010 Full Review Joe Leydon Variety New pic is slick, sentimental and exceptionally well cast, with enough cross-generational appeal to suggest strong commercial potential. Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Aaron Charles InSession Film In the end, this is a movie about family, love, loss and reunion. May 9, 2024 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Twenty-five years later, The Parent Trap still offers its audience a good time. Rated: 4/5 Aug 21, 2023 Full Review Emma Clark-Dow The Post NZ Although The Parent Trap is very much a children's film, the sweetness of the story about trying to bring a broken family together holds strong and is still an excellent watch. Jun 20, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Evan V 90% Funny, charming, entertaining, and even a little emotional - though a little cheesy. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/24/25 Full Review Brian D 78%. 5/11/25. Film still slaps. Longer than I remember, but equally as good. Such an enjoyable watch. 5/5 rewatch Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/12/25 Full Review Ihor Y I've already seen all this in a 1961 movie. :) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/11/25 Full Review john r Manages to stay on the right side of the invisible line between too cute and sincerely touching. If only the rest of the world were as nice as the people in this movie. Lindsey Lohan, Natasha Richardson and Dennis Quaid all shine. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/11/25 Full Review Nathan B. As far as kids movies go this one isn’t bad Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/26/25 Full Review HameZz O I mean it's a movie with a plot and two Lindsay Lohans'. The idea is fun but the execution could've been better. Not the worst for a kids movie. Especially not the worst for a Lindsay Lohan movie. I think people forget about Freaky Friday. That just shows what she's capable of being in. This might be a scary world but Freaky Friday is an even scarier movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Nancy Meyers

Director

Lindsay Lohan

Hallie Parker

Dennis Quaid

Nicholas "Nick" Parker

Natasha Richardson

Elizabeth "Liz" James

Elaine Hendrix

Meredith Blake

Lisa Ann Walter

Chessy

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Synopsis Twins Annie and Hallie are strangers until happenstance unites them. The preteen girls' divorced parents, Nick and Elizabeth are living on opposite sides of the Atlantic, each with one child. After meeting at camp, American Hallie and British-raised Annie engineer an identity swap, giving both the chance to spend time with the parent they've missed. If the scheme works, it might just make the family whole again.
Director
Nancy Meyers
Producer
Charles Shyer
Screenwriter
Nancy Meyers, Erich Kästner, David Swift, Charles Shyer
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Walt Disney Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 20, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$66.3M
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Flat (1.85:1)
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