Dick

PG-13

Released Aug 4, 1999

1 hr. 35 min.

Comedy

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72%

74 Reviews

Tomatometer

53%

25,000+ Ratings

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Betsy (Kirsten Dunst) and Arlene (Michelle Williams) are two 15-year-old girls in 1976. When Betsy visits Arlene at the Watergate Motel, the two accidentally stumble into the middle of the infamous Watergate robbery. In order to keep them quiet, Nixon (Dan Hedaya) appoints them as honorary dog walkers. As they travel in and out of the White House, their seemingly innocent actions start a chain of events that may eventually lead to Nixon's resignation as president of the United States.

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Critics Consensus

A clever, funny slice of alternate history, Dick farcically re-imagines the Watergate era and largely succeeds, thanks to quirky, winning performances from Michelle Williams, Kirsten Dunst and Will Ferrell.

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 35 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/16/23

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Bianca J

Absolute CLASSIC worth repeated viewings!!! It's absurd but not cheesy, Kirsten Dunst & Michelle Williams are charmingly silly, especially in retrospect to their more dramatic careers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/23

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sean g

Loved it, so well made, it's a great story , the girls are a great team together, and the movie had a great 70's look

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Has the ingredients to be a unique comedy appealing to those that were aware of the political scandal in the 70's but it really doesn't garner laughs most of the time.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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abdullah yahya a

I remember watching Dick 20 years ago or so on TV, a film that I thought was funny (especially John Hedaya's Nixon) but to be honest, many of the references flew over my head, not to mention not really having enough appreciation for the two ladies in center (teenage Kristen Dunst and Michelle Williams). Now with over 2 decades of hindsight I can really appreciate the comic timing, the sweetness, and overall star power these two brought to the table. The movie plays as a Forrest Gump-like revisionist history with more sitcom-y jokes and a dash of slapstick comedy to a serious and dire chapter of American history which is Water Gate. I am really hoping this film gets its proper retrospective rediscovery, because it's such a nice gem.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Andrew A

Maybe it was funnier back in 1999. I chuckled a couple times but gave up about halfway.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/12/22

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Andrew Fleming

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Kirsten Dunst

Betsy Jobs

Michelle Williams

Arlene Lorenzo

Jim Breuer

John Dean

Will Ferrell

Bob Woodward

Dave Foley

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Joe Morgenstern

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t's Watergate as seen through the eyes of two teenage girls, played with implacable good cheer by Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Funny, scatalogical movie about President Nixon.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 19, 2002

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

I like this version better than what actually happened.

Sep 20, 2022

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Danielle Solzman

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Dick, the political satire starring Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams, manages to hold up twenty years after its theatrical release in 1999.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 7, 2019

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Thomas Delapa

Boulder Weekly

Now the truth is out there: Deep Throat was actually two giggly teenage girls who stepped into Nixon's dirty tricks during their jobs as Official White House Dog Walkers.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 5, 2007

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Synopsis

Betsy (Kirsten Dunst) and Arlene (Michelle Williams) are two 15-year-old girls in 1976. When Betsy visits Arlene at the Watergate Motel, the two accidentally stumble into the middle of the infamous Watergate robbery. In order to keep them quiet, Nixon (Dan Hedaya) appoints them as honorary dog walkers. As they travel in and out of the White House, their seemingly innocent actions start a chain of events that may eventually lead to Nixon's resignation as president of the United States.

Director: Andrew Fleming
Executive Producer: David Coatsworth
Screenwriter: Andrew Fleming, Sheryl Longin
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Phoenix Pictures, Pacific Western
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 12, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.2M
Sound Mix: Surround

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