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Working Girl (1988)

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Reviews Counted:35

Fresh:29

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A young secretary (Melanie Griffith in an Oscar-nominated performance) with dreams of moving up the corporate ladder thinks that her brains will help her achieve her goals. And when she finds a job... A young secretary (Melanie Griffith in an Oscar-nominated performance) with dreams of moving up the corporate ladder thinks that her brains will help her achieve her goals. And when she finds a job with a seemingly helpful and sympathetic boss--who's also a woman (played by Sigourney Weaver)--it looks as if she's on her way. But it turns out the executive is slimy and duplicitous, stealing the secretary's clever ideas to further her own career. Now the furious secretary's determined to get revenge--and her plan may not only propel her to the top of the heap but get her a husband too (Harrison Ford). Mike Nichols directed this workplace comedy with a light, smart touch, getting terrific performances from his excellent cast. [More]

Starring: Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver, Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin

Starring: Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver, Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Philip Bosco, Nora Dunn, Oliver Platt, Olympia Dukakis, Kevin Wade

Director: Mike Nichols

Director: Mike Nichols
Producer: Douglas Wick

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It deliciously plays out as a modern day corporate Cinderella story for females.

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11/13/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Griffith's talent, energy, and sexiness give it some drive and punch.

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05/27/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Funny, touching and tremendously buoyant, this is a feel-good movie with smarts.

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05/27/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Working Girl is enjoyable largely due to the fun of watching scrappy, sexy, unpredictable Melanie Griffith rise from Staten Island secretary to Wall Street whiz.

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05/27/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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A top-drawer romantic comedy with all the right ingredients in place.

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05/27/08
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In Mike Nichols' fairy tale about the workforce, Melanie Griffith gives a charming performance as an absued scretary who decides to take charge of her life and in the process also gets the lover of her bitchy boss (well played by Sigourney Weaver).

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02/29/08
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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80s corporate hokum rescued by another very funny turn from Sigourney Weaver.

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05/13/07
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

The film lobbies passionately for Tess’s agency, intelligence, and shrewd business-sense and yet still manages to find time to ogle her "bod for sin."

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08/01/06
Leo Goldsmith
Leo Goldsmith
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The interaction between the female leads is so funny that you don't care if the leading man never turns up.

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10/10/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Wait... Sigourney Weaver and Harrison Ford can be funny? And Melanie Griffith can act? Crazy!

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09/10/05
Dan Fienberg
Dan Fienberg
Zap2it.com

blah comedy, but with nice performers

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05/28/05
Michael E. Grost
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