Peggy Sue Got Married

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Peggy Sue Got Married

PG-13

1986

1h 42m

Comedy

Drama

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Peggy Sue Bodell (Kathleen Turner) attends her 25-year high school reunion after separating from her cheating husband, Charlie (Nicolas Cage). She regrets the decisions she has made in her life, such as getting pregnant by Charlie in high school. When she faints at the reunion, she awakens in 1960. Given the chance to relive her life, she changes many things. However, some choices are more complicated, as she begins to see young Charlie's charm and true feelings.

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Critics Consensus

Peggy Sue Got Married may seem just another in a line of '80s boomer nostalgia films, but none of the others have Kathleen Turner keen lead performance.

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Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

12/27/2022

What if Jesus had thwarted crucifixion? What if Peggy Sue could go back in time and not marry her adulterous husband? The same predicament, really.

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

12/14/2008

This prom-night balloon of a movie floats easily above the year's other exercises in '50s nostalgia. If you dare reach for it, it will land smartly in your heart.

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Pat Graham

Chicago Reader

12/11/2007

It's grave, lumbering, arrhythmic, and bloated, an emotional hogwallow of catchpenny insights and easy sentimentality.

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

04/01/2025

3/5

It's not Coppola's usual territory, and he overplays the Capra card a little, but he has fashioned a thoughtful, rewarding tale - even if he doesn't use a DeLorean car to get there.

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Megan Fisher

Loud and Clear Reviews

01/11/2025

Peggy Sue Got Married is a thoughtful and warm comedy that will only get better as you age.

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Dan Webster

Spokesman-Review (Washington)

07/27/2024

4/4

A Back to the Future for adults, this excellent film marks an acting threshold for Turner and a return to form for Coppola.

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Jackaux2019 T

@RT23343400 Jul 13

Peggy Sue Got Married is one of my favourite films. I picked this movie from a pile of videotapes given to me to choose from when I was 11 years old in hospital about to get major surgery which was a success in the end. I watched it about 20 times easily. Kathleen Turners performance is stellar, her characters emotional scenes especially stand out, the film was shot with such warmth and reality, top notch directing right here and it still has me glued to the screen the many few times I’ve watched since those days and coincidentally takes me back to being 11 every time. I highly recommend to anyone who hasn’t seen this beauty.

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Zachary M.

@RT97780828 May 19

I remember this movie as a kid. Nicholas Cage was hilarious in it, even though he didn’t mean it

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Julian B

@Spursy153 Apr 6

Great Movie, Highly recommended

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Mar 29

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Amy G

@Amytheshort Dec 16

This is my all tome favorite movie. Its a great watch for anyone that likes movies that are classics. It's not a classic per say. It's more of a time travel film. Just fun.

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Mason M

@RT73597940 04/05/2025

This was a really quite delightful film. It was far more than just any old fun 80s comedy that any other directors would've made with this concept. Francis Ford Coppola gives this film a great amount of emotional depth in its characters, very skillful use of music, and simply stunning photography. Peggy Sue Got Married easily could've been just another film, but great writing and directing make this a very enjoyable watch.

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Synopsis

Peggy Sue Bodell (Kathleen Turner) attends her 25-year high school reunion after separating from her cheating husband, Charlie (Nicolas Cage). She regrets the decisions she has made in her life, such as getting pregnant by Charlie in high school. When she faints at the reunion, she awakens in 1960. Given the chance to relive her life, she changes many things. However, some choices are more complicated, as she begins to see young Charlie's charm and true feelings.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Producer: Paul R. Gurian
Screenwriter: Jerry Leichtling, Arlene Sarner
Distributor: TriStar Pictures, Columbia Tristar
Production Co: TriStar Pictures, Zoetrope Studios
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 10, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.7M
Runtime: 1h 42m