Raising Helen

"Her uptown life gets turned inside out!"

2004 1h 59m EN

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6.2

MID

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25%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 719🥫25%Rotten Tomatoes●38Metacritic★6IMDB · 38,838

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must choose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!

“Her uptown life gets turned inside out!”

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Cast

Kate Hudson
Helen Harris
John Corbett
Pastor Dan Parker
Joan Cusack
Jenny Portman
Hayden Panettiere
Audrey Davis
Spencer Breslin
Henry Davis
Abigail Breslin
Sarah Davis
Helen Mirren
Dominique Courier
Felicity Huffman
Lindsay Davis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Garry Marshall
Writers: Michael Begler, Jack Amiel, Beth Rigazio
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 99% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Garry Marshall, shot by Charles Minsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kate Hudson and John Corbett and Joan Cusack carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Her uptown life gets turned inside out!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Garry Marshall directs. Charles Minsky behind the camera. John Debney scores. Bruce Green cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 99% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 22 years ago.
4Directed by Garry Marshall, shot by Charles Minsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bruce Green shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kate Hudson and John Corbett and Joan Cusack carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Her uptown life gets turned inside out!".
9IMDB entry: tt0350028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "new york city", "mannequin", "loss of loved one", "pastor".