The Dressmaker

2016 • 119 minutes
4.2
371 reviews
59%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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In this adaptation of Rosalie Ham’s best-selling novel, a glamorous dressmaker returns to her hometown in rural Australia to reconnect with her ailing mother and exact sweet revenge on the community that banished her as a child. As her plan unfolds, she finds love with a local man and success transforming the town with her exquisite creations
Rating
R

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4.2
371 reviews
Evanthe Lindenau
January 8, 2017
THIS IS A DRAMA. Why do people insist on billing dramas as comedies?! The three stars are for the acting and scene sets. Much of this film was copied from To Wong Foo, thanks for everything! Julie Newmar. The dressmaker, the costumes and beautiful dresses, the weird towns people. Let's not forget death....three deaths in all for this movies....how can it be a comedy?! I really hate when I want to laugh and end up watching a drama that was billed as a comedy.....and is not funny. If you want drama this is an okay film but if you want to laugh look elsewhere. Kate is great as always and Judy Davis is fantastic! The ideas stolen from To Wong Foo are just too obvious for this to be a great film.
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Jillian Beisel
March 22, 2019
I loved this movie, it's very peculiar...I was completely blindsided by the, strong woman, small town, chic, murder mystery, it quickly turned into! The trailer makes it a very obvious drama...but there are funny moments and very sad moments, I laughed, and cried. Cried. Like a baby! Honestly, Kate Winslet is amazing. Seriously though, I was just as grief stricken today after watching this, as I was at 12, when I saw Titanic for the first time. It's really odd, but worth watching!!
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J. Brown
December 28, 2016
I like Kate winslet. She's a great actress and did this movie justice. Great performance. However I took 2 stars off for the very bad acting by the other actors.
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