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Mighty Aphrodite
Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

September 13, 1995
1h 35m
Comedy
Romance
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.

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Details

Director
Woody Allen
Cast
Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter, F. Murray Abraham, Donald Symington, Claire Bloom, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Rapaport, David Ogden Stiers, Jack Warden
Release Date
September 13, 1995
Production
Miramax, Jean Doumanian Productions, Sweetland Films

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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