Curly Sue
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64% Critic Match

Curly Sue

A funny story about a family... And the little girl who started it.

6.4 / 10 1991 1h 41mPG English
ComedyDramaFamilyRomance

Storyline

Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. Bill and Curly Sue target Grey, a yuppie lawyer, but their con takes an unexpected turn when the successful woman begins to like the ramshackle duo. But there's one problem—Grey's jealous, conniving boyfriend, Walker.

Cast & Crew

Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Bill Dancer

Lead
Alisan Porter

Alisan Porter

Curly Sue

Kelly Lynch

Kelly Lynch

Grey Ellison

John Getz

John Getz

Walker McCormick

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Tesio

Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson

Bernard Oxbar

Edie McClurg

Edie McClurg

Secretary

Viveka Davis

Viveka Davis

Trina

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Hughes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Curly Sue is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker