Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

  • 88% of critics liked it
    (24 reviews)

  • 48% of users liked it
    (33,307 ratings)

During her 25th high school class reunion, middle-aged Peggy Sue (Kathleen Turner) tries to forget her marital problems with husband Charlie (Nicolas Cage) by renewing old friendships. Wondering if she made the right decisions in her life, Peggy Sue gets a chance to try again when, zapped into a… More

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PG, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
Francis Ford Coppola
Written By
Jerry Leichting, Arlene Sarner
Genres
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 10, 1986 Wide
On DVD
Aug 11, 1998
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

    This prom-night balloon of a movie floats easily above the year's other exercises in '50s nostalgia. If you dare reach for it, it will land smartly in your heart.

  • Pat Graham, Chicago Reader

    It's grave, lumbering, arrhythmic, and bloated, an emotional hogwallow of catchpenny insights and easy sentimentality.

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    What makes this treatment unique is that the jokes aren't so much derivative of pop culture, but are instead found in the learned wisdom of a middle-aged woman reacting to her own teenage dilemmas.

  • Vincent Canby, New York Times

    Miss Turner's self-assured comic timing goes a long way toward salvaging the film, providing both moral and physical dimension to a role that scarcely exists.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    This time Coppola apparently simply wanted to make a movie, and put some characters on the screen, and tell a story. He has, all right. This is one of the best movies of the year.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cassie H


    A great romance. Kathleen Turner is always amazing & so is Nick Cage. The story itself is adorable. Definitely one to watch. A special gem of the 80s. I love it! :)

  • AJ V


    As you can see from the title, Peggy Sue got married, but she isn't happy with her marriage. In this time travel comedy she goes back in time to see just how she got where she is today. I really like this movie, the story is really cool, and the actors are great. I highly… More

  • Anthony L


    I really liked Peggy Sue got married but I seem to be in the minority. It was unlucky to have come out just after Back to the Future really but it's a totally different film. I found it funny but also very touching, especially when Peggy Sue meets her Grandparents again. I… More

  • Jennifer D


    Erm. I think I was expecting more. Had some funny moments, but for a genre "comedy" it was far too sappy. Although Nicolas Cage's ridiculous voice was an interesting point, but hardly a selling point. I dunno, I was expecting many more laughs and a lot less love-loss,… More

  • James A


    When people say that time travel movies are not entertaining and lame this must be what they are referencing.

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