Peggy Sue Got Married

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Peggy Sue Got Married

PG-13

Released Oct 10, 1986

1h 42m

Comedy

Drama

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Peggy Sue Bodell (Kathleen Turner) attends her 25-year high school reunion after separating from her cheating husband, Charlie (Nicolas Cage). She regrets the decisions she has made in her life, such as getting pregnant by Charlie in high school. When she faints at the reunion, she awakens in 1960. Given the chance to relive her life, she changes many things. However, some choices are more complicated, as she begins to see young Charlie's charm and true feelings.

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Critics Consensus

Peggy Sue Got Married may seem just another in a line of '80s boomer nostalgia films, but none of the others have Kathleen Turner keen lead performance.

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Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

What if Jesus had thwarted crucifixion? What if Peggy Sue could go back in time and not marry her adulterous husband? The same predicament, really.

Dec 27, 2022

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

This prom-night balloon of a movie floats easily above the year's other exercises in '50s nostalgia. If you dare reach for it, it will land smartly in your heart.

Dec 14, 2008

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Pat Graham

Chicago Reader

It's grave, lumbering, arrhythmic, and bloated, an emotional hogwallow of catchpenny insights and easy sentimentality.

Dec 11, 2007

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

It's not Coppola's usual territory, and he overplays the Capra card a little, but he has fashioned a thoughtful, rewarding tale - even if he doesn't use a DeLorean car to get there.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2025

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Megan Fisher

Loud and Clear Reviews

Peggy Sue Got Married is a thoughtful and warm comedy that will only get better as you age.

Jan 11, 2025

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Dan Webster

Spokesman-Review (Washington)

A Back to the Future for adults, this excellent film marks an acting threshold for Turner and a return to form for Coppola.

Rated: 4/4

Jul 27, 2024

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Mason M

This was a really quite delightful film. It was far more than just any old fun 80s comedy that any other directors would've made with this concept. Francis Ford Coppola gives this film a great amount of emotional depth in its characters, very skillful use of music, and simply stunning photography. Peggy Sue Got Married easily could've been just another film, but great writing and directing make this a very enjoyable watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Susan R

It isn’t very funny is the main problem; little good dialogue, not very interesting characters or lively scenes. Turner was in semi-agony most of the time; fainted with the horror of being queen of the reunion. Oh please. Cage was one-note stupid; sounded like his tongue got in the way of the words he was trying to push out. He was touching now and again. The concept sounded good, if familiar, but it never got fleshed out properly. - Pace is - well - leisurely. Her grandad and his club were cool, when we saw them briefly at the end. It seems Coppola doesn’t do comedy well. Peggy Sue Got Married is a pastel, which is not his metier.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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Rosana B

Que filme delicinha, momento nostálgico do que nunca vivi, kkkk, nem nunca tinha assistido, mas adoravelmente romântico, leve e divertido… Bom ver ícones dos anos 80 com seus belos e jovens rostinhos, travestidos nos anos 60, deliciosamente saudosista… Passei o filme inteiro tentando adiar o personagem do meu ídolo incompreendido Nicolas Cage, mas ele conseguiu ser muito fofo… O Amor pode ser para Sempre, mas também pode ser eterno enquanto dure… Lindinho...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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Arrigo M

i'd pick a different actress for the lead but the movie is great. it is indeed verisimilitudinous, it felt honest all throughout.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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Chris M

An opportunistic Peggy finds herself back in time where she clashes with her own selfish (and horny) persona and rewrites history when she coerces 3 High School virgins with the power of her beaver. -LADIES, this one's for you; enjoy the fantasy. -GUYS, skip this one unless you want to see an emasculated Nick Cage.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Mateusz C

Warm but bit pointless dull story, it feels like it could have much more in it, its not like its not any fun, but could be way better

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/27/23

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Synopsis

Peggy Sue Bodell (Kathleen Turner) attends her 25-year high school reunion after separating from her cheating husband, Charlie (Nicolas Cage). She regrets the decisions she has made in her life, such as getting pregnant by Charlie in high school. When she faints at the reunion, she awakens in 1960. Given the chance to relive her life, she changes many things. However, some choices are more complicated, as she begins to see young Charlie's charm and true feelings.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Producer: Paul R. Gurian
Screenwriter: Jerry Leichtling, Arlene Sarner
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Columbia Tristar
Production Co: TriStar Pictures, Zoetrope Studios
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 10, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.7M
Runtime: 1h 42m

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