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24/11/1993 Comedy, Drama, Family 2h 5m
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She makes dinner. She does windows. She reads bedtime stories. She's a blessing... in disguise.

Overview

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.

  1. Chris Columbus

    Director

  2. Jeffrey Price

    Writer

  3. Peter S. Seaman

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Robin Williams

    Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire

  2. Sally Field

    Miranda Hillard

  3. Lisa Jakub

    Lydia Hillard

  4. Matthew Lawrence

    Chris Hillard

  5. Mara Wilson

    Natalie Hillard

  6. Pierce Brosnan

    Stu

  7. Robert Prosky

    Mr. Lundy

  8. Anne Haney

    Mrs. Sellner

  9. Harvey Fierstein

    Frank

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by badelf
Written by badelf on 2026-05-14
_Mrs. Doubtfire_, part of my Robin Williams retrospective

Anne Fine's novel "Alias Madame Doubtfire" was written to help children navigate the pain of divorce, offering comfort during one of life's hardest transitions. But in adapting it for the screen, director Chris Columbus and star Robin Williams created something unexpected: America's answer to Mary Poppins. Here, too, a magical nanny arrives to transform a fractured family, except this nanny is the father in disguise, and the magic isn't supernatural, it's love, patience, and the willingness to change. Thirty years later, Mrs. Doubtfi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$25,000,000.00

Revenue
$441,286,195.00

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