It Takes Two

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It Takes Two

PG

1995

1h 41m

Comedy

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Sad little rich girl Alyssa (Ashley Olsen) and orphaned tomboy Amanda (Mary-Kate Olsen) meet at summer camp and discover that they are each other's exact double. And each girl is worried about her caregiver. Alyssa's father, Roger (Steve Guttenberg), is about to marry a gold digger, and Amanda's kind social worker, Diane (Kirstie Alley), will be pushed aside if a cruel family adopts Amanda. The girls decide to switch identities to make their loved ones fall in love with each other.

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Critics Consensus

Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock told us that It Takes Two to make a thing go right, but this unpleasant Olsen twins comedy proves that the opposite can also be true.

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Leonard Klady

Variety

08/03/2009

The film's underlying sentiment is conveyed effectively, if obviously.

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Time Out

06/24/2006

Alas, the Olsen girls are not immediately heart-warming.

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

05/20/2003

1/5

Under the direction of Andy Tennant, the Olsen sisters lay on the icky-poo cuteness with several trowels, often delivering their lines as though they were reciting the alphabet.

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TV Guide

08/03/2009

2/4

Adorable munchkins or cloying brats? You be the judge.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

07/21/2005

2/5

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

12/18/2004

1/5

To quote one of the characters, 'We mustn't! We mustn't!'

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Chrissie B

@RT47960129 3d

Surprised the rating was so low??? Just rewatched this as an adult, and it made me so happy. Cheesy, cute, FUN characters that I find really well done… (CLARICE)! Great comedic timing, and the music and soundtrack hit. Cantaloop dance party for the *win.* I’m shocked, so I literally made an account to leave this rating. It doesn’t mar what this movie means to me, and I’m here to back it up. This was my favourite movie as a child, and what a heart-warming classic to return to.

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Andrew R.

@ADufresne Feb 15

For this type of family movie it’s fun to watch and we’d certainly watch it again and again. It’s not Citizen Kane and thank god for that. But watch it with a some kids that are 6-10 and they will laugh and laugh.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Dec 6

Funny in 01 hour and 41 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $19,474,589.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Vera M

@RT48613960 Sep 23

If you enjoy family movies, you’ll surely love this film. It’s a stress-free watch, with everything feeling calm and comfortable—aside from the antagonist, of course. Still, it was a great film overall, highlighting family love and relationships.

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sandr T

@RT72112703 06/08/2025

The logic comes in the second movie?

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Achille L

@RT49484999 05/14/2025

At times critics seem so friggin stuffy and full of their oh so sophisticated opinions. We found this film an absolute delight, and the ‘twins’ had us laughing with their spot on rendering.

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Synopsis

Sad little rich girl Alyssa (Ashley Olsen) and orphaned tomboy Amanda (Mary-Kate Olsen) meet at summer camp and discover that they are each other's exact double. And each girl is worried about her caregiver. Alyssa's father, Roger (Steve Guttenberg), is about to marry a gold digger, and Amanda's kind social worker, Diane (Kirstie Alley), will be pushed aside if a cruel family adopts Amanda. The girls decide to switch identities to make their loved ones fall in love with each other.

Director: Andy Tennant
Producer: Jim Cruickshank, James Orr
Screenwriter: Deborah Dean Davis
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Rysher Entertainment
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 17, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2017
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround