Connie and Carla

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Connie and Carla

PG-13

2004

1h 38m

Comedy

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Best pals Connie (Nia Vardalos) and Carla (Toni Collette) have a song-and-dance act at a Chicago airport, but they go on the run after witnessing a murder. In Los Angeles, they glimpse the city's drag queen scene, and believing that stage success is just a wardrobe change away, they become female impersonators. They fall into a circle populated by Connie's beau, Jeff (David Duchovny), and bar owner Stanley (Ian Gomez). But the killers want to make sure the women never tell what they know.

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Critics Consensus

The two female leads, as well as energitic musical numbers, enliven an otherwise silly reworking of Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot.

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Antonia Quirke

London Evening Standard

It's not really that complicated. Connie and Carla flounders because while men dressing up as women is funny, women dressing up as men is not.

Dec 14, 2017

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

The plot is nothing new; not much here for teens.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Like an episode of particularly bad network television, this movie hasn't a clue as to how to do anything that doesn't feel contrived or unoriginal.

Rated: 1.5/4

Dec 9, 2005

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

For audiences who adored "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," Nia Vardalos' follow up movie (she wrote both scripts) will come as a big fat letdown.

Rated: C-

May 6, 2009

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Lisa Ann Cockrel

Christianity Today

The movie does offer some genuine guffaws as it trips over itself to be all things to all people.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 11, 2006

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Dave Trovato

Great acting and I have not laughed this hard in years. Every actor was perfect for the role he or she played. I can't wait to watch it again and again and again with friends.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Patrick D

Almost pee'd myself. Don't miss this movie. Stands the test of time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/08/24

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Daniel O

Funny movie and great if you like musical numbers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/20/23

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Audience Member

Hilarious Gender-bender -- If you like movies with a bit of gender-bending, this is a must-see. It's almost a remake of "Some Like It Hot" with a touch of "Victor/ Victoria." Connie and Carla witness a gangland murder in Chicago and have to get out of town, just like Joe (Curtis) and Jerry (Lemmon) in "Some Like It Hot." They make it to California, where they find work at a night club -- a drag night club -- as drag queens. In other words, they're women impersonating men who are impersonating women. The hilarity ensues. Unfortunately, it probably won't be remembered as well as the other more renowned gender-benders like "Some Like It Hot," "Tootsie" and "Mrs. Doubtfire."

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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I hated this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Great movie. Loved every moment.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Michael Lembeck

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Connie

Toni Collette

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Synopsis

Best pals Connie (Nia Vardalos) and Carla (Toni Collette) have a song-and-dance act at a Chicago airport, but they go on the run after witnessing a murder. In Los Angeles, they glimpse the city's drag queen scene, and believing that stage success is just a wardrobe change away, they become female impersonators. They fall into a circle populated by Connie's beau, Jeff (David Duchovny), and bar owner Stanley (Ian Gomez). But the killers want to make sure the women never tell what they know.

Director: Michael Lembeck
Producer: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Spyglass Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.1M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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