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67% Critic Match
Mermaids
“Mom is many things... normal isn't one of them.”
6.7 / 10• 1990• 1h 50m•PG-13• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.
Cast & Crew
Cher
Rachel Flax
Lead
Bob Hoskins
Lou Landsky
Winona Ryder
Charlotte Flax
Michael Schoeffling
Joe Porretti
Christina Ricci
Kate Flax
Caroline McWilliams
Carrie
Jan Miner
Mother Superior
BT
Betsy Townsend
Mary O'Brien
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Benjamin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mermaids is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
