Mrs. Harris

Mrs. Harris (2005)

  • 33% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 32% of users liked it
    (4,076 ratings)

The sensationalistic murder of diet guru Dr. Herman Tarnower is explored in this stylized take on the tabloid cover story from first-time director Phyllis Nagy. As the inventor of the popular "Scarsdale Diet," Dr. Herman Tarnower (Ben Kingsley) became an overnight success during the peak of the… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Phyllis Nagy
Genres
Drama
On DVD
Aug 1, 2006

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Harvey, Variety

    Playwright Phyllis Nagy's film directorial bow is an uneven affair.

  • Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

    The film was 'inspired' by Shana Alexander's book, but the tone comes straight out of the tabloids. This tone lies somewhere south of smugness but north of pure derision.

  • David Cornelius, eFilmCritic.com

    It might not be up to the level of, say, Reversal of Fortune, but it's also far above your typical movie-of-the-week network filler.

  • Ross Anthony, Hollywood Report Card

    The story is interesting, the characters are interesting, and while never boring, the picture never greatly impresses nor has much in the way of insight.

  • Jon Popick, Planet Sick-Boy

    Another shrill, irritating performance from Annette Bening.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • jay n


    The film is loaded with fine performers doing good work but the people that are the subjects of this piece are either unlikable (Tarnower) or pathetic (Jean Harris) so it's hard to become too involved in the whole thing.

  • Naughtia N


    I found this movie a bit boring because the storyline wasn't all that interesting. Bening stars as Mrs. Harris, a troublesome woman who is being accused of murdering Herman after being in a relationship with him for 14 years. Herman had asked her to marry him but later backed out… More

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