# The Parent Trap (1998)

> Separated twin sisters secretly trade places at summer camp to reunite their divorced parents in a buoyant, mischievous family comedy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4973

## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: Comedy, Family, Romance
- Director: Nancy Meyers
- Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Elaine Hendrix, Lisa Ann Walter, Simon Kunz, Polly Holliday, Maggie Wheeler
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120783/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: mischievous, witty, warm, family movie night, nostalgic rewatch

## Synopsis

Two identical twins, separated at birth, embark on a hilarious journey to reunite their estranged parents.

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- [Cow Belles (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/14683)
- [Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/633)
- [Parent Trap III (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/44350)
- [Wish Upon a Star (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/16739)
- [The Parent Trap II (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/35127)
- [The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/32301)
- [The Parent Trap (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/11618)
- [Just My Luck (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/5146)
- [Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/9198)
- [Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/64720)

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