Wild Oats

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Wild Oats

PG-13

Released Sep 16, 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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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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M B

I thought this movie was funny and I never like anything!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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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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