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Dr. T & The Women (2000)

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Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 107
Fresh: 61 | Rotten: 46

In terms of quality, Dr. T and the Women is one of Altman's good-but-not-great films. In typical Altman style, it features some great ensemble acting, including a wonderful performance by Richard Gere.

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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 12

In terms of quality, Dr. T and the Women is one of Altman's good-but-not-great films. In typical Altman style, it features some great ensemble acting, including a wonderful performance by Richard Gere.

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Director Robert Altman reteams with Cookie's Fortune scribe Anne Rapp for this tale of a Dallas gynecologist and the parade of anxious patients, haggard family members, and potential love interests who come his way. Richard Gere plays the titular role of Dr. Sullivan Travis, a calm, successful, and much sought-after ob-gyn who witnesses his normally stable life come apart over the course of one rainy autumn. As the film opens, Dr. T and his wife Kate (Farrah Fawcett) are preparing for the

R, 2 hr. 1 min.

Comedy, Romance

Robert Altman

Oct 23, 2001

$12.1M

Artisan Entertainment

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All Critics (130) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (63) | Rotten (47) | DVD (16)

While it's impossible to call anything fashioned by a man of Altman's skill unwatchable, there are times when this pedantic and dull effort comes close.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
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It's a terrific showcase for Richard Gere, Shelley Long, Farrah Fawcett and a number of other actors who almost seemed to have been written off.

January 1, 2000 Comment
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On the surface, Altman's film is clearly meant as a paean to the variety and emotional fecundity of women, but scratch the surface, and you realize that underneath, it's not so pretty.

January 1, 2000 Comment
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The slightly anachronistic absurdity of the conceit -- the travails of a lone gentleman in a world of ladies -- gives the actors room to do some wonderful work.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
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Without exception, every one of Dr. T's -- and thus Altman's -- women is either neurotic, needy, naked, or a lesbian. In other words, either a male fantasy or a male fear.

January 1, 2000 Comment
Film.com
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Dr. T raises some seductive questions ... and mixes them up in a madcap and outlandish blender swirl. Through the murk, it's often hard to see the movie's heart.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Salon.com | Comment
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Richly enjoyable Robert Altman. Not for kids.

December 22, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

... Altman spins delicate scenes and beautiful moments throughout the flighty fun.

August 30, 2007 Full Review Source: MSN.com | Comment
MSN.com

Much like the inexplicable tornado at the end that causes this film to truly derail...this blows.

May 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Supercala.com | Comment
Supercala.com

Moves at hurricane speed for most of its 122-minute running time, but Gere deliberately underplays his character, providing the calm center that the story needs.

June 5, 2003 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

The ending is so supremely awful that whatever progress had been made up to that point was washed away by the film's obtrusively climactic storm.

January 29, 2003 Comment (1)
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Audience Reviews for Dr. T & The Women

Though in no way comparable to some of his other works, I like to think of this as Altman's take on the "chick flick" genre. Featuring hilarious performances from Laura Dern, Shelley Long and Richard Gere.

October 27, 2011
Graham Jones

Super Reviewer

"Dr. T & The Women" is a very underrated film from Robert Altman. While it's far from his best work and the comedy is much broader than his other films from the 00s, it's still immensely enjoyable. At it's heart, this is a film about women and how wild and unpredictable they can be. The film ends with a tornado, so the

April 27, 2011
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