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1991·Comedy·1h 41m
6.9
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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.
Directed by John Hughes
daughter
homeless person
paternity
rich woman poor man
wealth
poverty
poor
helping the poor
depressing
cliché
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Cast

Jim Belushi
Jim Belushi
Bill Dancer
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
Gail Boggs
Gail Boggs
Anise Hall
Ralph Foody
Ralph Foody
Drifter
Burke Byrnes
Burke Byrnes
Dr. Maxwell
Barbara Tarbuck
Barbara Tarbuck
Mrs. Arnold

Crew

John Hughes
John Hughes
Director
John Hughes
John Hughes
Screenplay
Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Director of Photography
John Hughes
John Hughes
Producer
Ve Neill
Ve Neill
Makeup Artist
Janet Hirshenson
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Michael Kaplan
Michael Kaplan
Costume Design
Freddie Hice
Freddie Hice
Stunt Coordinator

Popular Reviews

81 reviews
Sophie
Sophie
9.0★ · 02/24/26
Curly Sue
she’s a mini me except i can spell cat
she’s a mini me except i can spell cat
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Irina
Irina
7.0★ · 01/08/26
Curly Sue
It gives kinda chic vibes
It gives kinda chic vibes
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Dario M
Dario M
5.8★ · 05/18/25
Curly Sue
My grandma told me my mom put this on; indeed, very mom coded 🙂‍↕️.

Wholesome/endearing. I think anything with a dad and daughter duo is bound to get any sort of emotion out of me lol. It does get kinda repetitive tho and I really did not care for the lawyer subplot. Ultimately? It’s perfectly fine, but kinda forgettable for me lol. 

I can understand the love though, that little girl is really cute 😅.
My grandma told me my mom put this on; indeed, very mom coded 🙂‍↕️.

Wholesome/endearing. I think anything with a dad and daughter duo is bound to get any sort of emotion out of me lol. It does get kinda repetitive tho and I really did not care for the lawyer subplot. Ultimately? It’s perfectly fine, but kinda forgettable for me lol. 

I can understand the love though, that little girl is really cute 😅.
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Sarah Nguyen
Sarah Nguyen
3.9★ · 04/19/25
Curly Sue
fuck u guys i liked this one too
fuck u guys i liked this one too
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Sabrena bohannan
Sabrena bohannan
10.0★ · 02/08/25
Curly Sue
such a heartwarming movie
such a heartwarming movie
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