Mermaids
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Mermaids

"Mom is many things... normal isn't one of them."

1990 1h 50m ★ 6.7 (566 votes) Released

Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.

Director

Richard Benjamin

Screenplay

June Roberts

Rating
6.7
Runtime
110 min
Budget
$31.0M
Revenue
$35.4M
Profit/Loss
+4.4M

Production

Orion Pictures Orion Pictures

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