Dennis the Menace
1993 · Movie · PG · 96 min · ★ 5.9 · 39% critics
A well-meaning but accident-prone kid drives his grumpy next-door neighbor up the wall with nonstop mishaps and misunderstandings. When a shady drifter arrives and something valuable goes missing, the unlikely pair get pulled into a small-town scramble that mixes slapstick trouble with a bit of danger.
Based on Dennis the Menace
Also known as Dennis
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-06-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Critic score
- 39/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (1,596 votes)
- Budget
- $35,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light family comedy with constant pranks, a grumpy-adult vs kid dynamic, and a Home Alone-style vibe; Not for you if loud chaos or bratty behavior wears you out.
Pros: lots of kid-friendly laughs; nostalgic, feel-good vibe; strong cast chemistry | Cons: very uneven story; annoying lead antics; darker moments feel odd
Themes
- babysitter
- based on comic
- slingshot
Cast & crew
Walter Matthau
as Mr. Wilson
Mason Gamble
as Dennis Mitchell
Joan Plowright
as Martha Wilson
Christopher Lloyd
as Switchblade Sam
Lea Thompson
as Alice Mitchell
Robert Stanton
as Henry Mitchell
Amy Sakasitz
as Margaret Wade
- KH
Kellen Hathaway
as Joey
Paul Winfield
as Chief of Police
Natasha Lyonne
as Polly
Directed by Nick Castle