The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap (1998)

  • 86% of critics liked it
    (49 reviews)

  • 67% of users liked it
    (460,562 ratings)

The husband-and-wife team of Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, who scored with their 1991 remake of the 1950 Father of the Bride, returned for this updating of the 1961 comedy about twins who hope to bring their divorced parents back together. Sheyer and Meyers stayed close to the original screenplay… More

PG,
Directed By
Written By
Nancy Meyers, David Swift, Charles Shyer
Genres
Comedy, Kids & Family
In Theaters
Jul 29, 1998 Wide
Walt Disney Productions

Critic Reviews

  • Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

    This 1998 romantic comedy mostly bores with its cumbersome exposition and close-ups of trivial objects scattered throughout lackluster montage sequences.

  • Joe Leydon, Variety

    New pic is slick, sentimental and exceptionally well cast, with enough cross-generational appeal to suggest strong commercial potential.

  • Wally Hammond, Time Out

    The light comedy is sweetly timed, the direction smart and assured, and the visuals bright, colourful, unobtrusive and faultless.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    Movies like this remember how much fun escapism can be.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    The lavish, super-cute new version of The Parent Trap is a remake of the 1961 Hayley Mills hit, which was seriously adorable in its own right

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    Surprisingly cute movie and well done. My daughters loved it.

  • AJ V


    This remake is a lot like the original, except of course it tries to modernize the story, make it more realistic for today's audience. It's good, actually, but it will never be as good as the original, of course.

  • Cassie H


    Before Lindsay Lohan was in bad trouble she was an adorable 12 year old who had a promising future and Hallie and Annie, twins in this great remake of the original Parent Trap. Dennis Quid is adorable, Natasha Richardson is beautiful, Lisa Ann Walter who plays Chessi is awesome and I… More

  • Jim C


    I always liked this film, it was innocent and fun, it was a cute movie and I miss Linsey Lohan like this, before she went downhill.

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