Melanie Griffith,
Harrison Ford,
Sigourney Weaver,
Joan Cusack,
Alec Baldwin
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Unhappy with her job and her loser boyfriend, Melanie Griffith takes a secretarial post at a major Wall Street firm. Her boss is Sigourney Weaver, an outwardly affable yuppie whose grinning visage hid... read more
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Release Date: December 20, 1988
DVD Release Date: April 17, 2001
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May 18, 2010Captivating workplace comedy follows an ambitious secretary as she attempts to climb the corporate ladder. Plot unfolds like the somewhat timeworn Cinderella story archetype, but brilliantly captures the zeitgeist by updating it to corporate America of the 1980s. Melanie Griffi... read more
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September 23, 2009Great film, a modern classic no less. Olympia Dukakis is such a funny name! :o)
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April 24, 2009it surprises me this got low on the stars because i really really enjoyed this film i think really you can put it in the genre of romcom drama because its funny and you see a romance blowup and slowly grow between the underdog and the top dog!
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September 1, 2008Working Girl is one of my favorite comedies...love it! Melanie Griffith was never better and Sigourney Weaver with Harrison Ford were great too.
A receptionist whom is trying her darndest (Griffith) to make it in 80's NYC. She gets a new boss (Weaver) whom is sweet but might ... read more -
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May 13, 2008Funny film, with smart casting. Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Joan Cusack and Sigourney Weaver were SO good, and Kevin Spacey's appearance was awesome (duh, its Kevin Spacey!). Definitely surprised with Griffith's acting, Ford's charisma and Weaver's comic talent. Very good wr... read more
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October 28, 2007It's formulaic but Melanie Griffith is wonderful! Despite the gross 80s hair.
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August 24, 2007Great cast. Movie about a girl who wants to climb the corporate ladder. Melanie had bad hair extensions! Very similar to Secret of My Success.
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August 10, 2007Melanie's only good movie, with excellent support from Harrison, Sigourney and Joan.
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Critic Reviews
January 13, 2010
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
May 27, 2008
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Griffith's talent, energy, and sexiness give it some drive and punch. Full Review
May 27, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety
Working Girl is enjoyable largely due to the fun of watching scrappy, sexy, unpredictable Melanie Griffith rise from Staten Island secretary to Wall Street whiz. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Working Girl, always fun even when at its most frivolous, has the benefit of the cinematographer Michael Ballhaus's sharp visual sense of board room chic, and of supporting characters who help carry i... Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
This scrumptious romantic comedy with its blithe cast is as easy to watch as swirling ball gowns and dancing feet. But oh me, oh my, how much more demanding it is to be a fairy tale heroine these days. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Working Girl is Nichols returning to the top of his form, and Griffith finding hers. Full Review
December 18, 2010
Heather Boerner, Common Sense Media
Sexed-up '80s corporate tale with stellar cast. Full Review
November 13, 2008
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It deliciously plays out as a modern day corporate Cinderella story for females. Full Review
May 27, 2008
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Funny, touching and tremendously buoyant, this is a feel-good movie with smarts. Full Review
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