Curly Sue fingerprintBig heart, funny.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Family, growing up, and everyday modern life
Holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Curly Sue is calm and low-intensity.
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, uplifting, and cathartic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Expect plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit.
Family, growing up, and everyday modern life
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around family, growing up, and everyday modern life. It holds up on a rewatch.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A funny story about a family... And the little girl who started it.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 35/100 (IMDb 5.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 13%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 42 min
Curly Sue runs 1 h 42 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Curly Sue higher (55) than critics (13). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $25 million to make and earned $34 million worldwide, 1.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+49GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Curly Sue in 63 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 34 storytelling tropes for Curly Sue, including I Choose to Stay, Staged Pedestrian Accident, Papa Wolf.
5.9
