Wild Oats

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Wild Oats

PG-13

2016

1h 26m

Comedy

Adventure

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After mistakenly receiving a large amount of money, a woman (Shirley MacLaine) and her best friend (Jessica Lange) travel to the Canary Islands for a fun-filled adventure.

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James Plath

Family Home Theater

The MacLaine-Lange pairing is good but not great, though I'd be hard-pressed to tell you exactly why. Maybe it's because you don't feel any depth to their friendship, and they're supposed to be best friends.

Rated: C+

Jan 16, 2018

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Susan Granger

SSG Syndicate

These veteran actresses deserve better material than this predictable, cliche-riddled script.

Rated: 4/10

Oct 15, 2016

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Senior-citizen adventure-comedy is unlikely to engage teens.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 20, 2016

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John Lui

The Straits Times (Singapore)

A well-intentioned comedy starring good, extremely likeable veteran actors, all of whom deserve a much sharper screenplay.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 13, 2016

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Test T

I watched this on DVD recently. It's a story about an elderly widow who cashes an insurance cheque which she knows to be an erronias overpayment, and then goes on holiday with her close friend. I found it a very uneven film to watch. It starts off quite slow, and it was not until around 25 minutes in that I started to enjoy it. Sadly, this did not last, as it goes off track again towards the end with an overly complicated dramatic ending. It's not all bad though. For the most part it's set in attractive sunny surroundings, and some scenes are quite engaging. The problem is, the film relies on this too much when the story is so weak and inconsequential. When the credits roll it just feels like a storm in a teacup has quietly concluded which I found odd. Overall, I can't really recomend it, but it's ok if you have time on your hands.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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Rebecca V

It took me hours just to watch the first 30 minutes it was so annoying and aggravating.. I couldn't watch the whole thing for fear it would just keep getting worse... so for a review of the first 30.. that I kept turning off. And then going back trying to watch.. no thankyou. Sorry. I love Shirley, Jessica and Demi.. but I could not even get thru the first 30 minutes...

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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KJ L

The key to liking this movie is age and wisdom. Appreciating the depth of talent combined in these actresses is enough. The nuances of their skill is enough. Shirley playing a school teacher after all her other more boisterous roles is enough. Jessica playing a betrayed, sex-starved woman facing a threatening future is enough. This movie also had great one-liners for the older generation. We enjoyed it immensely! And it was way more than enough.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/31/25

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Graham Y

Why would a decent cast agree to participate in such a poor and unfunny script / story?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/08/24

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Toomuch P

Another movie about silly, horny old ladies. Too bad it’s a waste of a good cast

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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marie-ange V

I can’t even comment on this movie - it was so ridiculous — just bad!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/21/24

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Synopsis

After mistakenly receiving a large amount of money, a woman (Shirley MacLaine) and her best friend (Jessica Lange) travel to the Canary Islands for a fun-filled adventure.

Director: Andy Tennant
Producer: Blythe Frank, Lucas Jarach, Kip Konwiser
Screenwriter: Claudia Myers, Gary Kanew
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Alliance Cinema, Wild Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 16, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.6K
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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