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The Dressmaker

Revenge is back in fashion

2015 · 1h 58m · R Comedy, Drama, Western
Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse

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Overview

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.

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55%
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Rotten

"The Dressmaker" is only sew-sew.

Stephen Whitty, New York Daily News
Fresh

Moorhouse's adaptation of Rosalie Ham's 2000 novel may lead audiences to expect a primmer, more well-behaved movie based on its title alone, but that doesn't mean it won't have them in stitches.

Justin Chang, Variety
Fresh

Little here "works" in any traditional sense of that word, but the film boasts enough manic energy and straight-up weirdness to keep you entertained before overstaying its welcome in the final act.

Jon Frosch, Hollywood Reporter

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