Working Girl

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Working Girl

R

1988

1h 53m

Romance

Comedy

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Savvy New York City receptionist Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) gives her conniving boss, Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver), an excellent business tip, but Katharine simply steals the idea without giving due credit to her secretary. After Katharine winds up in the hospital with an injured leg, Tess decides to exact revenge. Pretending to be her boss, Tess initiates a major deal with an investment broker (Harrison Ford) -- but things turn ugly after Katharine finds out what Tess has been up to.

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Critics Consensus

A buoyant corporate Cinderella story, Working Girl has the right cast, right story, and right director to make it all come together.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

01/25/2024

4/4

Whether intentional or not, Wade composed a story of metamorphosis and rebirth that transcends gender stereotypes.

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David Denby

New York Magazine/Vulture

08/04/2022

Just as most of us would agree that it's better to be the boss than a secretary, it's also better to be slick than dull. Shallow at it is, Working Girl is the most entertaining American comedy of 1988.

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

01/13/2010

How will the working class be educated to survive and thrive in the computer age? This intoxicating movie has an answer: let her strut her outer-borough wisdom from Wall Street to the Pacific Rim. Watch her fatten portfolios as she melts hearts.

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Zita Short

InSession Film

02/03/2023

If Mike Nichols had just stayed in his lane, we wouldn’t have gotten something that was so lightweight and ineffective.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

06/15/2022

Elegant, sophisticated, frigid, and hot. A nostalgic reminder, between champaign and vision, of the fine delusions of Carey Grant, Irene Dunne, and Myrna Loy in the thirties. [Full review in Spanish]

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

10/29/2020

4/5

A buoyant, emotionally gratifying underdog story, one that manages to be touching despite any of its minor follies

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keven q

@kevenquinlan 4h

This is a good movie and it was when it came out. Great cast, great acting. I'm not going to keep it as I thought it was just decent but sentimental in a kind of eye rolling way. I totally understand if anyone wants it in their collection but I'm just glad I saw it and that's it.

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Tom R.

@ryandenver Oct 16

Simply a great movie about how confidence in yourself can overcome any obstacle if you have the right stuff to succeed. This is a feel good movie about empowerment and about the importance of having someone who believes in you to help you along your journey!

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Aug 20

Funny in 1 hour and 53 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $62,200,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Aye E

Aug 15

An 80's classic! Fantastic cast, and Melanie Griffith at her best. This deserves a much higher rating. Great performances, fun plot.

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Tom F

Jul 25

Best taken as a time capsule from its period.

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Rami A

@Bunt101 Jul 23

"Working Girl" never misses a mark whatsoever. It houses very entertaining performances, fun gags, a good plot, and a wonderful cast. This one of those rom-coms that actually work.

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Synopsis

Savvy New York City receptionist Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) gives her conniving boss, Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver), an excellent business tip, but Katharine simply steals the idea without giving due credit to her secretary. After Katharine winds up in the hospital with an injured leg, Tess decides to exact revenge. Pretending to be her boss, Tess initiates a major deal with an investment broker (Harrison Ford) -- but things turn ugly after Katharine finds out what Tess has been up to.

Director: Mike Nichols
Producer: Douglas Wick
Screenwriter: Kevin Wade
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $62.2M
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Surround

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