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Trading Mom (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 6 Fresh: 1  Rotten:5 Average Rating: 4/10

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Runtime: 83 mins

Synopsis: Siblings Elizabeth, Jeremy and Harry have had it up to here: their single, working mother's always too busy to spend time with them and they want to remedy the situation. So the children approach a strange old woman with magical powers and ask her to give them a new mom -- one who's fun to be with,... Siblings Elizabeth, Jeremy and Harry have had it up to here: their single, working mother's always too busy to spend time with them and they want to remedy the situation. So the children approach a strange old woman with magical powers and ask her to give them a new mom -- one who's fun to be with, who's interesting and unusual. So Mrs. Cavour conjures up a few mothers so the kids can choose who they like. But they quickly discover that the exotic, the wealthy and the weird don't quite fit the bill...Based on Nancy Brelis' short story "The Mommie Market." [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Sissy Spacek, Anna Chlumsky, Maureen Stapleton

Director: Tia Brelis

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Nov 28, 1995

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While it's nice to see Sissy Spacek in different kinds of roles, the fairy tale as a whole is too didactic and only sporadically charming.

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Anna Chumsky deserves a better role

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Caryn James
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Rotten. Horrible. Watch it and you'll be "trading films."

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04/30/03
Alex Sandell
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While you're at it trade this flick in too

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Clint Morris
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