The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) movie poster

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

"They took him for a fall guy... but he threw them for a hoop."
ThumbScore
👍 80%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 58%
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Director
Joel Coen
Runtime
1h 51m
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.1/10 (1,163 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
64%
Metacritic
53

Cast

Tim Robbins as Norville Barnes · 72% avg
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Amy Archer · 69% avg
Charles Durning as Waring Hudsucker · 74% avg
Paul Newman as Sidney J. Mussburger · 77% avg
Jim True-Frost as Buzz
John Mahoney as Chief · 75% avg
Bill Cobbs as Moses · 74% avg
Bruce Campbell as Smitty · 71% avg

Is The Hudsucker Proxy good?

Most people think so. 80% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 58%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#948 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#43 / 84 · 1994
Rank among its director's films
#9 / 19 · Joel Coen

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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⬆ 968💬 35 comments
In The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) by the Coen Brothers, which is set in 1958, this five second scene shows the American flag with only 48 stars because in 1958 there were only 48 states. In 1959, Alaska and Hawaii joined as states and the flag was redesigned with 50 stars.
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Top comment: "I love this movie, and never run into anyone else that has seen it IRL."
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The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) is the New Year's Eve movie you are looking for
Synopsis: Greedy executive Sidney J. Mussburger (Paul Newman) hopes to take control of the company he works for by purchasing a majority share -- but... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "Y'know...for kids"
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