The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap (1961)

  • 88% of critics liked it
    (17 reviews)

  • 68% of users liked it
    (158,339 ratings)

We get a double dose of Hayley Mills in this Disney vehicle: she plays 13-year-old identical twins Susan and Sharon, who meet for the very first time in summer camp. They soon learn that they were separated at a very early age when their parents Mitch and Maggie (Brian Keith and Maureen O'Hara)… More

G,
Directed By
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Written By
Erich Kästner, David Swift
Genres
Kids & Family, Romance, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 21, 1961 Wide
Buena Vista Distribution Company

Critic Reviews

  • , TIME Magazine

    Surprisingly, the film is delightful-mostly because of 15-year-old Hayley Mills, the blonde button nose who played the endearing delinquent in Tiger Bay.

  • Common Sense Media Editors, Common Sense Media

    Hayley Mills rocks in her dual role as twins.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    An enjoyable, corny Disney picture with a memorable soundtrack featuring tunes sung by Tommy Sands and Annette Funicello.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...irrelevant and dated...

  • Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures

    There is plenty in The Parent Trap to cause you to chuckle.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Alexander D


    It was OK, but if I had a choice, I most certainly would not watch it again.

  • Jennifer X


    This is way duller than the Lindsay Lohan version, especially the romance between the parents.

  • AJ V


    This is the original Disney film of The Parent Trap, and it's better than the remake, I think. It's fun and has good songs, and good actors too. I recommend it over the new one.

  • Bentley L


    The Parent Trap delivers nice, heartwarming, good, clean and funny entertainment to viewers of all ages! You'll love it! "You didn't know what a good thing you had when you had it."

  • Jennifer D


    I loved this movie as a kid. Hayley Mills in probably one of the better trick photography films of the 60s. I loved this one more than the Lindsay Lohan remake.

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