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Richie Rich

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Richie Rich (Macaulay Culkin) has every toy any little boy could ever want, in addition to an adoring mother (Christine Ebersole) and father (Edward Herrmann). The one thing Richie doesn't have is friends. When his parents suddenly go missing, Richie suspects an executive (John Larroquette) in the family company is to blame. Setting out to solve the mystery, Richie hooks up with a group of kids who prove they just might fill the void in his life, while helping him save his folks.
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With Macaulay Culkin barely registering any emotion, Richie Rich feels disjointed and free of a sense of fun and wonderment.

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Joe Leydon Variety 04/26/2007
Decently crafted but oddly charmless. Go to Full Review
Geoff Andrew Time Out 06/24/2006
Unendurable. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times 05/20/2003
2/5
Most of the time, Richie Rich is too busy oohing and ahhing over the junk that money can buy to relax and have a good time. Go to Full Review
Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot 03/01/2022
2/4
The only good performance is that of Jonathan Hyde as the butler... Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 12/31/2021
2.5/4
...fares terribly in its meandering, uneventful first half... Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 03/16/2014
Culkin looks really bored. Maybe because "Richie Rich" is so damn boring. Go to Full Review
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Jasmine W @jasniquejewels 3d this film is very nostalgic gotta love Macaulay Culkin I think bruce wayne would love richie also would love my own mc donald's in my house. See more TheFilmCritic S @TheFilmCritics 4d A mountain carved with your family’s faces is quite the way to announce you have too much money. Richie Rich turns childhood wealth into colorful ’90s excess, with Macaulay Culkin bringing an appealing sweetness to a boy who has everything except real friends. The film’s oversized mansion, absurd gadgets, roller coaster, and Mount Richmore are easily its greatest pleasures. Yet the movie rarely matches the comic potential of its premise. The action is routine, the villains forgettable, and too many gadgets feel underused. It occasionally feels like DuckTales meets Home Alone, without the inspired slapstick. Still, its warmth, sincerity, and extravagant production design give it a modest nostalgic charm. It’s average family entertainment in very expensive packaging—and proof that even the richest kid in the world can’t buy a better script. See more John K @WQCMI Jul 23 Not as bad as everyone makes it out to be, but it is one of those goofy 90s movies. I'd recommend it, just because Macaulay Culkin is in this. See more Brayden G @DeadShotVibe802 Jun 28 Completely overhated movie I thought it was good See more Blu B @RT43513976 Dec 3 Yeah it's pretty harmless stuff honestly and clearly met for 90's kids. There is a nostalgia factor to seeing such a innocent time. But beyond that there really isn't nothing here. The editing and pacing isn't good and everything else is just ok. It feels like after we establish Richie's character in the first 10 minutes it can never figure out what to make of any of the plot elements it sets up in a cohesive ay where it doesn't feel like stuff jsut happens. Him wanting to be a kid, running the company, his parents missing, it all feels like seperate stories hoenstly and we jump around. The friends are all super forgettable, the villian is your standard 90's I'm doing it for money and power villian like in Billy Madison, and the humor is just harmless kid fun. It's not toilet humor or anything like that but just very harmless stuff and nothing clever. The acting is very one note and cheesy. Richie is just very monotone the entire time. See more Nat M @RT33914246 07/03/2025 Shame on you all for over analyzing and rating thus down. This is a great 90's classic See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Richie Rich (Macaulay Culkin) has every toy any little boy could ever want, in addition to an adoring mother (Christine Ebersole) and father (Edward Herrmann). The one thing Richie doesn't have is friends. When his parents suddenly go missing, Richie suspects an executive (John Larroquette) in the family company is to blame. Setting out to solve the mystery, Richie hooks up with a group of kids who prove they just might fill the void in his life, while helping him save his folks.
Director
Donald Petrie
Producer
John Davis, Joel Silver
Screenwriter
Neil Tolkin, Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein
Production Co
Silver Pictures, Davis Entertainment, Warner Brothers
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 1994, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$37.1M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround
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