# Mermaids (1990)

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**Runtime**: 110 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Richard Benjamin
**Written by**: June Roberts
**Starring**: Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Michael Schoeffling, Christina Ricci, Caroline McWilliams

> *Mom is many things... normal isn't one of them.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Apparently mermaids have nothing to do with it. Charlotte's family moves to a small Massachusetts town. It's a familiar story of quirky family dynamics.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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