Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace (1993)

  • 23% of critics liked it
    (22 reviews)

  • 44% of users liked it
    (239,519 ratings)

John Hughes continues the trend he began with the Home Alone series in Dennis the Menace, the Hughes-scripted film version of Hank Ketcham's long-running comic strip, cartoon show, and television comedy. The film opens as Dennis (Mason Gamble) is seen careening down a sidewalk in a beautiful and… More

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PG,
Directed By
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Written By
Hank Ketcham, John Hughes
Genres
Comedy, Kids & Family
In Theaters
Jun 25, 1993 Wide
Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly

    Its unholy mixture of peppy sadism and pious, self-righteous sentiment comes straight from Hughes' crabbed cinematic heart.

  • Todd McCarthy, Variety

    Very young children may find the numskull, by-the-numbers gags here amusing, but teens will consider this kids' stuff and adults will be pained.

  • , Time Out

    A smooth blend of sentiment and slapstick.

  • Vincent Canby, New York Times

    Mr. Hughes and Mr. Castle try hard to re-create a kind of timeless, idealized comic-strip atmosphere, but except for the performances of Lea Thompson and Robert Stanton... nobody in the movie seems in touch with the nature of the comedy.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Those good qualities are undermined, unfortunately, by the Switchblade Sam character, who is dirty, threatening and scary.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Coxxie M


    OH HELL YEA!!! im bustin this one out tonight! and i aint talkin about Nicky Hilton.

  • Lady D


    A highly amusing kids film with a big Home Alone influence I'm sure. Walter Matthau was ideal for the role of Mr Wilson and the film as a whole is a fun watch

  • Jim C


    Dennis the Menace is a bad movie, but kids will love it and thats the important thing, that its target audience loves it, and to be honest its pretty funny.

  • Jeff "


    Dennis the Menace is actually a decent family comedy film that has good moments of comedy. I thought the film was decent, and does bring on a few chuckles. Christopher Lloyd plays the films villain and he used to scare me as a kid. The film is not perfect, but it's fun for what… More

  • AJ V


    A really fantastic kids movie based on the old TV show and cartoons of Dennis the Menace. The story starts out simple, and gets more complicated and even scary at times. I loved this movie when I was a kid, and I think kids today will like it too.

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