Working Girl
1988 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 6.6 · 79% critics
After a secretary’s big idea is taken by her boss, she spots a rare opening to push it forward herself by posing as someone higher up. As the plan gathers momentum, she has to juggle workplace politics, shifting loyalties, and a budding romance while trying to prove what she’s capable of.
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-12-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (1,057 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, empowering workplace rom-com with big-city ambition, laughs, and romance; Not for you if you dislike ’80s style, sugarcoated stories, or workplace sexism themes.
Pros: funny, feel-good energy; strong romance chemistry; sharp corporate satire | Cons: very ’80s and dated; some broad clichés; a bit long
Themes
- new york city
- strong woman
- love triangle
- clerk
- empowerment
- feminism
- career woman
- business
- female protagonist
- staten island, new york city
- working woman
- female empowerment
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1989 · nominated
Cast & crew
Melanie Griffith
as Tess McGill
Harrison Ford
as Jack Trainer
Sigourney Weaver
as Katharine Parker
Alec Baldwin
as Mick Dugan
Joan Cusack
as Cyn
Philip Bosco
as Oren Trask
Nora Dunn
as Ginny
Oliver Platt
as Lutz
- JL
James Lally
as Turkel
Kevin Spacey
as Bob Speck
Directed by Mike Nichols