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Mrs. Henderson Presents

R Released Feb 3, 2006 1h 43m Comedy Drama Music List
68% Tomatometer 144 Reviews 72% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings
With some money in her pocket after the death of her husband, Mrs. Laura Henderson (Judi Dench) buys a theater and hires the irascible theater manager Vivian Van Damm (Bob Hoskins) to run the business, despite bad blood between the two. Henderson has a hit on her hands when she decides to add beautiful nude women to the stage shows at her Windmill Theatre. Though they are touched by tragedy, Henderson and her company bravely keep the theater active during the 1940-'41 Blitz of London. Read More Read Less
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Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins shine in this warm, witty period piece.

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Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel Rated: 4/5 May 13, 2009 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone Rated: 2.5/4 Nov 24, 2006 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Gary M. Kramer Out Magazine Judi Dench is hilarious and heartbreaking as the title character in Mrs. Henderson Presents. Her deadpan delivery wrings belly laughs out of gay screenwriter Martin Sherman’s zingers, and she jerks tears on cue too. May 16, 2022 Full Review Chris McCoy Memphis Flyer Dench still has plenty of charisma and a wicked sense of comic timing, but you can't win an Oscar by just being funny, so the third act gives us serious speechifying and forced pathos, smothering what could have been a pleasant little vaudeville romp. Jan 8, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens The film cries for Oscar from start to finish. Setting the gold standard for the new Weinstein Company, Mrs. Henderson Presents is pure 24 karat. Nov 13, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Uynga U Kelly Reilly i love her Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/24/24 Full Review Bahad j In my opinion, the movie uses very good camera and audio visual equipment and the crew members and the filmmakers have played their roles very well. I really liked it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/23/24 Full Review Audience Member Unique biographical focus as musical originality depicting theatrical legacy with dazzling pieces framing controversial objectification backed up by desired though only decently minimal depth from Judi Dench's meaningfully eccentric performance, sharing a witty dynamic with Bob Hoskin's dramatic best that functionally fulfills their starring vehicle deliverance. (B) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review steve d besides the performances the film was fairly forgettable. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member An easy watch: it benefits greatly from Dench and Hoskins, and a fair amount of style that avoids the dreaded period-drama treatment. A nice sense of fun flows throughout, but it lacks the depth and drama to suffice as great cinema. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Serge L Very good story of beauty, moving the convention, war, and relationships. A nice and beautiful package that seems probable even though this is in england. The girls are so lovely on top of it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/03/16 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis With some money in her pocket after the death of her husband, Mrs. Laura Henderson (Judi Dench) buys a theater and hires the irascible theater manager Vivian Van Damm (Bob Hoskins) to run the business, despite bad blood between the two. Henderson has a hit on her hands when she decides to add beautiful nude women to the stage shows at her Windmill Theatre. Though they are touched by tragedy, Henderson and her company bravely keep the theater active during the 1940-'41 Blitz of London.
Director
Stephen Frears
Producer
Norma Heyman, David Aukin
Screenwriter
Martin Sherman
Production Co
BBC, Future Films
Rating
R (Nudity|Brief Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 3, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.0M
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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