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Mrs. Winterbourne

The story of a girl who is going from filthy to rich

1996 · 1h 45m · PG-13 Drama, Romance
Directed by Richard Benjamin

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Overview

Connie Doyle is eighteen, pregnant and alone. She accidentally ends up on a train where she meets Hugh Winterbourne and his wife pregnant Patricia. The train wrecks and she wakes up in the hospital to find out that it's been assumed that she's Patricia. Hugh's mother takes her in and she falls in love with Hugh's brother Bill. Just when she thinks everything is going her way, her ex-boyfriend shows up.

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For a Cinderella story, it's sorely without magic.

Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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The brazen sentimentality at work here -- while effective in the context of what some might call "a chick flick"-- doesn't give the material much weight.

Brian Lowry, Variety
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This film mistakes action for energy, ridiculous circumstances for comedy, and a mismatched male/female pairing for romance.

James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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A watered-down star vehicle for chat queen Ricki Lake, the comedy lite has been flicked on none too delicately by director Richard Benjamin.

Mike Clark, USA Today
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This is more of a movie to see on video, on an empty night when you need something to hurl at the gloom.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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