The Parent Trap (1998) movie poster

The Parent Trap (1998)

"Twice the Fun, Double the Trouble."
ThumbScore
👍 89%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 75%
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Director
Runtime
2h 8m
Rated
PG
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.2/10 (4,467 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
63

Cast

Lindsay Lohan as Hallie Parker / Annie James · 70% avg
Dennis Quaid as Nick Parker · 70% avg
Natasha Richardson as Elizabeth James · 71% avg
Elaine Hendrix as Meredith Blake · 69% avg
Lisa Ann Walter as Chessy · 77% avg
Simon Kunz as Martin · 68% avg
Polly Holliday as Marva Kulp, Sr.
Maggie Wheeler as Marva Kulp, Jr.

Is The Parent Trap good?

Yes. 89% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 75%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#157 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#14 / 116 · 1998
Rank among its director's films
#1 / 6 · Nancy Meyers

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

Overview

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp, where they meet, discover the truth about their relationship, and come up with a plan to switch places in an effort to reunite their mother and father. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

The Parent Trap is a 1998 American comedy directed by Nancy Meyers, a remake of the 1961 Disney classic. Lindsay Lohan, in her film debut at age 11, plays both Hallie Parker and Annie James, identical twins separated at birth when their parents — a California vineyard owner played by Dennis Quaid and a London wedding dress designer played by Natasha Richardson — divorced and each took one daughter. When the twins accidentally meet at summer camp, they switch places to reunite their parents and prevent their father's marriage to a gold-digging publicist played by Elaine Hendrix.

Lindsay Lohan's dual performance was remarkably assured for a child actress — she gave each twin distinct mannerisms, accents, and personalities that made the audience forget they were watching one person. The split-screen and body-double effects were seamlessly executed. Nancy Meyers's direction established her signature warm, aspirational visual style.

The Parent Trap earned $92 million worldwide on a $15 million budget.

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What Reddit Thinks

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the parent trap is one of the most fucked up movie concepts ever.
how do you have twins, get divorced, and then decide that you each get sole custody of a daughter and never mention to them that they have a twin?... Read on Reddit →
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