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1991 • 1h 41min • PG • Comedy, Drama, Romance, Family

Curly Sue

"A funny story about a family... And the little girl who started it."

Bill is a penniless drifter who scams strangers out of just enough money to feed himself and his partner in crime, an orphan girl known as Curly Sue. Bill and Curly Sue target Grey, a yuppie lawyer, but their con takes an unexpected turn when the successful woman begins to like the ramshackle duo. But there's one problem—Grey's jealous, conniving boyfriend, Walker.

IMDb 5.9

RT 13%

Director

John Hughes

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John Hughes

Composer

Georges Delerue

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Jim Belushi

Bill Dancer

Alisan Porter

Curly Sue

Kelly Lynch

Grey Ellison

John Getz

Walker McCormick

Steve Carell

Tesio

Fred Thompson

Bernard Oxbar

Edie McClurg

Secretary

Viveka Davis

Trina

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Alisan Porter Curly Sue

Kelly Lynch Grey Ellison

John Getz Walker McCormick

Steve Carell Tesio

Fred Thompson Bernard Oxbar

Edie McClurg Secretary

Viveka Davis Trina

Gail Boggs Anise Hall

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