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Mr. and Mrs. Bridge (played by real-life "Mr. and Mrs." Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward) are well-to-do residents of Kansas City in the 1940s. So far as the Bridges are concerned, however, it's the 19... read more read more...20s, with Mr. Bridge treating his wife like property, regarding his grown children as if they're still adolescents, and habitually voting against that upstart Roosevelt. Though the underlying painfulness of such an archaic arrangement is never ignored, Mr. Bridges' obstinancy is for the most part amusing. The scene that seemed to please the audience most was the one in which Mr. Bridge orders Mrs. Bridge not to leave their table at their country club despite tornado warnings (they sit quietly in the deserted dining room while the building shakes and shudders). As for Mrs. Bridge, her "life" is totally defined by those around her--which in any other film would be a tragedy, but which here seems a logical extension of all that's gone before. Based on two separate novels by Evan S. Connell, Mr. & Mrs. Bridge is a rare excursion into Americana by the Ismail Merchant-James Ivory team. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG-13, 2 hr. 7 min.

Directed by: James Ivory

Release Date: November 23, 1990

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DVD Release Date: February 13, 2001

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Flixster Reviews (48)

  • jjnxn
    September 24, 2009
    jjnxn
    The Newmans acquit themselves well here especially Joanne Woodward but it all moves just a little too slow and several of the characters in particular their son are impossible to warm to.
  • threefolddado
    July 3, 2008
    threefolddado
    Good performances, but very slow.
  • huggy1959
    April 15, 2007
    huggy1959
    This movie will leave you on the edge of your seat. Not since J.R. Ewing and Dallas have there been people with more money intent on taking others money. They become hated in the process. Suspense, you just KNOW someone is going to brutally murder them. Then at the end of the ... read moremovie, nothing happens and you feel like you've been used.

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Steve Crum
February 18, 2006
Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

Great period character study with Newman and Woodward in very good form.

Nick Davis
August 17, 2003
Nick Davis, Nick's Flick Picks

Slow and lacking much drama, even by Merchant-Ivory standards, but the lead performances, especially by Newman, are impeccable.

James Sanford
December 21, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

Excellent performances, uneventful story

Jon Niccum
September 9, 2002
Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World

slow and distant

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
March 16, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Admirably portrays the different seasons in the long marriage of a Midwestern couple. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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October 18, 2008
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Peter Travers
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

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Hal Hinson
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post

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