'

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Play trailer

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

PG-13

1990

1h 38m

Comedy

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

50%

Tomatometer

12 Reviews

47%

Popcornmeter

5,000+ Ratings

Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, most of all her now-married old flame Denton Webb (Jeff Daniels) and troubled teen Dinky Bossetti (Winona Ryder). An orphan with few friends, Dinky is convinced that Carmichael is her birth mother, and that the actress will reclaim her when she returns.

Watch on Peacock

Stream Now

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

There's enough material here for several movies, but none of them turns into this one.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

Full Review

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an often excessively deliberate drama that grows less and less compelling (and more and more tiresome) as it unfolds...

Rated: 2/4

Mar 28, 2025

Full Review

Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

A pleasant way to re-experience the early phase of Winona Ryder’s career with a nostalgic frame of mind.

Rated: 7/10

May 1, 2024

Full Review

Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

A film that doesn't bore, not even for a moment. [Full review in Spanish]

Oct 26, 2022

Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Focuses on the adolescent struggle to define oneself and also speaks about honesty, risk, loneliness, and self-respect.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 18, 2004

Full Review

Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

Rated: 2/5

Jan 21, 2004

Full Review

Read all reviews

A J

I loved this movie when I was a weird outcast teen and loved it again when watching as a 40+yr old ‘grown up’. I found it so relatable then as well as now. Winona is really great in this, sensitive and believable. The supporting characters are a bit all over the place and could be whittled down in number while expanding the characters but hey - the main storyline is well acted. Thoroughly recommend.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/25

Full Review

Chloe M

Personally, I enjoyed this movie as someone who loves the feeling of nostalgic films and enjoys weird and different plots and characters. I loved Winona Ryder’s character Dinky, she’s an edgy outcast who makes no effort to conform to society, I found her funny and surprisingly relatable. I do think this movie is lacking a lot of character development and leaves you feeling like something more is missing. I wish Dinky’s adoptive mother learned to accept her as she is, and we would get to see Denton reunite with his family and actually become a redeemable character. All in all this movie was more enjoyable than 99% of recent films so definitely worth a watch if you go into it just expecting a quirky, different movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

Full Review

Kirsten W

This was one of my favorite movies back then. I started dreaming of getting a musician to name me in a song. John Mayer if you read this, my name is Kirsten.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/20/23

Full Review

Steve D

Ryder is really good but the rest is uncomfortable and unfunny.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

Full Review

hayley b

not that exciting of a film sadly, i love winona and only watched it for her but i didn't like this much, was pretty dull. it's one of those films ill watch once every 6 years because i forgot what happens.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Wynona Rider is again cast as a social misfit and does it well. Room is all black, reminiscent of Lydia

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Jim Abrahams

Director

Winona Ryder

Dinky Bossetti

Jeff Daniels

Denton Webb

Laila Robins

Elizabeth Zaks

Thomas Wilson Brown

Gerald Howells

Joan McMurtrey

Barbara `'Barbie'` Webb

Ed and His Dead Mother

50%

51%

Ed and His Dead Mother

Watchlist

Life Stinks

25%

46%

Life Stinks

Watchlist

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

35%

57%

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Watchlist

Problem Child 2

7%

42%

Problem Child 2

Watchlist

Look Who's Talking

56%

47%

Look Who's Talking

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, most of all her now-married old flame Denton Webb (Jeff Daniels) and troubled teen Dinky Bossetti (Winona Ryder). An orphan with few friends, Dinky is convinced that Carmichael is her birth mother, and that the actress will reclaim her when she returns.

Director: Jim Abrahams
Producer: Penney Finkelman Cox
Production Co: Incorporated Television Company
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 20, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.5M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround

Most Popular at Home Now