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      Mrs. Henderson Presents

      R Released Feb 3, 2006 1 hr. 43 min. Comedy Drama Music List
      68% 144 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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 Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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      Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins shine in this warm, witty period piece.

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      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 Audience Member 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 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Although stylish and witty Stephen Frears' Mrs. Henderson Presents lacks emotional depth to a potentially powerful true story - but Judi Dench's powerhouse performance on the title role more than compensates for its flaws. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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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      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
      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
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital
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