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Richie Rich

3.5

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Sequel:

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

Original title

Richie Rich

Year

1994

Running time

94 min.

Country

United States

Director

Donald Petrie

Screenwriter

Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein. Story: Neil Tolkin

Cast

Music

Alan Silvestri

Cinematography

Don Burgess

Producer

Warner Bros.

Genre

Comedy. Kids | Family-friendly. Based on a Comic

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Richie Rich

Synopsis

The richest kid in the world, Richie Rich, has everything he wants, except companionship. While representing his father at a factory opening, he sees some kids playing baseball across the street. Richie wants to join in, but they don't want him around. When a plot to kill the Rich family is devised by Rich Industries' top executive, Laurence Van Dough, Richie must take over control of the company while searching for his lost parents with the help of some new friends.

Awards: 1994: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst Actor (Macaulay Culkin)

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Critics' reviews

"While the filmmakers haven't bothered to come up with a novel approach to very familiar material, the final product is a reasonably entertaining film"

TV Guide
"What's sort of wonderful is the way this movie takes that old formula and makes it fresh and new, with actors who give it wit and charm (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Decently crafted but oddly charmless"

Joe Leydon: Variety
"In Richie Rich, the cliches are generic, and the film runs out of gas early on"

Johanna Steinmetz: Chicago Tribune
"A spirited and fluffy kids' comedy."

Peter Stack: SFGATE
"If Richie Rich has the ingredients for a sweet-natured fantasy of ultimate childhood bounty, the movie, directed by Donald Petrie, lacks any sense of wonder"

Stephen Holden: The New York Times

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Richie Rich

1994

Donald Petrie

3.5

(12,492)