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Movie Info

A wealthy man (Albert Finney) distrusts the motives of a dashing suitor (Ben Chaplin) courting his plain, sheltered daughter (Jennifer Jason Leigh) in 1850s New York.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Agnieszka Holland
Producer:

Roger Birnbaum, Julie Bergman Sender
Writer:

Henry James, Carol Doyle
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA):

$1.8M
Runtime:

1h 55m
Production Co:

Hollywood Pictures
Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio:

35mm, Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Jennifer Jason Leigh
Catherine Sloper

Albert Finney
Dr. Austin Sloper

Ben Chaplin
Morris Townsend

Maggie Smith
Aunt Lavinia Penniman

Judith Ivey
Aunt Elizabeth Almond

Betsy Brantley
Mrs. Montgomery

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Critic Reviews for Washington Square

All Critics (31) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (6)

Holland's passionate version may be truer to James. He'd be startled by its earthiness, but he'd recognize these bruised, complex hearts as his own.

March 6, 2018 | Full Review…

David Ansen
Newsweek
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September 7, 2011 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…

Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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April 12, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Globe and Mail
There's isn't much tension here, and, if anything, the film is stolen by Maggie Smith and Judith Ivey as Finney's sisters.

January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2.5/4

Mike Clark
USA Today
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Russell Smith
Austin Chronicle
Not even the usually twinkle-eyed Maggie Smith, here playing Catherine's aunt, can buoy the material.

January 18, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
If you are going to have an appealing Townsend you may as well have a distinctive Catherine. When they are sitting side by side playing piano duets, or kissing passionately in the parlor while the doctor is out, they make believable lovers.

August 17, 2018 | Full Review…

Louis Menand
The New York Review of Books
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October 9, 2005 | Rating: 4/5

Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily
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July 3, 2005 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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April 9, 2005 | Rating: A | Full Review…

Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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February 9, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

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Audience Reviews for Washington Square

Dec 27, 2012

Holland's treatment of Washington Square goes across the line of the interesting into something quite dull. When Jennifer Jason Leigh flops down dramatically in the midst of the film, it represented the most exciting thing about it. Zzzzzz...

John B Super Reviewer
Aug 10, 2009

Another from the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival, this festival was loaded with outstanding films, Film list can be obtained on the net. So far I have watched about 18 of them and have yet to be disappointed. This Film is based on the novel written by Henry James. This one is about a young girl who stands to inherited a fortune and her suitor is in question by her father, as to his motives. The time period is portrayed well along with outstanding actors, make this film worth seeing. I have to rate it 4 stars.

Bruce B Super Reviewer
Dec 19, 2007

An interesting film!

Leo L Super Reviewer