Mrs. Doubtfire
It's from 1993, before you were born.
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Genre
- Comedy
- Star
- Robin Williams
- Released
- 1993
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About
As of 2026, it's 33 years old.
Mrs. Doubtfire let Robin Williams do what Robin Williams did best: disappear into a character, in this case an out-of-work dad who disguises himself as a no-nonsense elderly British nanny to spend time with his kids after a divorce. It's a high-concept farce held together entirely by his bottomless comic energy and a surprising amount of heart.
The runaway dentures, the flambéed bosom, and 'Help is on the way, dear' made it a comfort-watch staple, with a genuinely bittersweet message about family underneath the latex.
Hilarious, warm, and quietly poignant, Mrs. Doubtfire is the farce that made you laugh at a man in old-lady prosthetics and then sneak in some real feelings about divorce.
