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  • Midler spent a year training for Vegas show - 31 December 2010
    -Veteran entertainer Bette Midler dedicated a full year to preparing for her Las Vegas revue, and endured months of gruelling exercise to ensure she could hit every note.- -The Grammy Award winner has been performing her colourful live show The Showgirl Must Go On at

Bette Midler - what members say


  • Hocus Pocus
  • Hocus Pocus review by from Surrey
    Rated - 5.0 stars Hocus Pocus (1993) 24 October 2003
    ...l season. It is beautifully photographed, the acting is very good... Of course, Bette Midler is the main attraction! Her portrayal of Winifred Sanderson is exquisite. A...   Read customer review
  • Bette Midler - Diva Las Vegas
  • Bette Midler - Diva Las Vegas review by A customer from Erskine
    Rated - 5.0 stars Bette Midler- Diva Las Vegas 13 July 2008
    ...a must see for all Bette Midler fans......the songs...the costumes...the gags....great show to watch over and over. ...   Read customer review
  • The First Wives Club
  • The First Wives Club review by 3girlsonfilm from cambridgeshire
    Rated - 5.0 stars The First Wives Club 15 October 2003
    ...lm was fantastic, simple but fantastic. With the performances of Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton this has to be one of the funniest films i've seen in a long t...   Read customer review

Bette Midler - filmography


  • Parental Guidance (2012)
    Starring: Billy Crystal,  Bette Midler,  Marisa Tomei
    Director: Andy Fickman
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Artie and Diane Decker are called in by their daughter to help care for their three grandkids. When their old school methods of parenting collide with their grandchildren's' new school and hyper-scheduled way of life, the once-orderly household spins out of control, and Artie and Diane must employ ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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  • Vito (2011)
    Starring: Lily Tomlin,  Judy Garland,  Bette Midler
    Director: Jeffrey Schwarz
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The story of Vito Russo, founding father of the gay liberation movement, author of "The Celluloid Closet," and vociferous AIDS activist in the 1980s.
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  • Then She Found Me on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Helen Hunt,  Bette Midler,  Colin Firth
    Director: Helen Hunt
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Following the separation from her husband and the death of her adopted mother, schoolteacher April Epner is contacted by her apparent birth mother, who turns out to be a local talk show host Bernice Graves. As Bernice tries to become the mother to April that she was never able to be, April seems to ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 6,741 members
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  • The Women on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Annette Bening,  Meg Ryan,  Eva Mendes
    Director: Diane English
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 23,790 members
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  • The Women - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Annette Bening,  Meg Ryan,  Eva Mendes
    Director: Diane English
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Packed with an all-star cast, Diane English's (MURPHY BROWN) contemporary version of THE WOMEN showcases the talents of Annette Bening, Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett Smith, Candice Bergen, and Debra Messing. Like the 1939 original, the film deals with the relationships among a close-knit group of female ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 401 members
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  • The Stepford Wives (2004)
    Starring: Nicole Kidman,  Matthew Broderick,  Bette Midler
    Director: Frank Oz
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Your husband deserves the best. But being the perfect wife is hard work. You've tried yoga, pilates and Atkins, but still can't get rid of the cellulite on your thighs. You've memorized the Kama Sutra, but can't quite get the hang of number 73. Your laundry has yet to achieve whiter-than-white ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 43,607 members
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  • Isn't She Great (2000)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  Nathan Lane,  Stockard Channing
    Director: Andrew Bergman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The hilarious Bette Midler stars in this outrageous comedy based on the life of Jacqueline Susann, an ambitious woman of dubious talent who writes Valley Of The Dolls, the sexy, best-selling novel that takes the world by storm. Jacqueline's irrepressible sense of humour, indomitable spirit and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 3 members
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  • Bette Midler - Diva Las Vegas (1997)
    Starring: Bette Midler
    Director: none
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    The Divine Miss "M" takes center stage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for this performance of raucous music and comedy show, "Experience the Divine." Featuring Ms. Midler's signature mix of heavenly singing, bawdy comedy, and brazen costumes, DIVA LAS VEGAS is proof that Midler has the right to ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 440 members
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  • The First Wives Club on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Goldie Hawn,  Bette Midler,  Diane Keaton
    Director: Hugh Wilson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Reuniting for the funeral of a college classmate, three women of a certain age join forces to gain revenge on their youth-obsessed former husbands. A scathing satire of both society and Hollywood, adapted from the best-selling novel by Olivia Goldsmith. Academy Award Nominations: Best Original ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 5,523 members
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  • Gypsy on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  Cynthia Gibb,  Linda Hart
    Director: Emile Ardolino
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee, this made-for-TV movie-previously a Broadway smash and a 1962 film-depicts the life and times of a stripper and her domineering mother.
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 340 members
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  • Hocus Pocus on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  Kathy Najimy,  Sarah Jessica Parker
    Director: Kenny Ortega
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The Sanderson Sisters are 17th century witches who were conjured up by unsuspecting pranksters in present-day Salem. The key to their immortality involves three children and a talking cat, who also turn out to be their biggest obstacles.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 5,613 members
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  • Scenes From A Mall on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  Woody Allen
    Director: Paul Mazursky
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Bette Midler and Woody Allen star in director Paul Mazursky's comedy as a professional Los Angeles couple--Deborah (Midler) is the author of a best-selling self-help book about marriage and has been wed to successful lawyer Nick (Allen) for 16 years. They live a high-pressure professional life, ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 472 members
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  • For The Boys on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  James Caan,  George Segal
    Director: Mark Rydell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In this ambitious musical saga, unknown USO singer Dixie Leonard (Bette Midler) is teamed up with one of America's beloved song-and-dance men--Eddie Sparks (James Caan)--in England during World War II, beginning a 50-year partnership of music, laughter, and tears. Eddie is a seductive comedian and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 762 members
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  • Stella (1990)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  John Goodman,  Trini Alvarado
    Director: John Erman
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Brassy barmaid Stella Claire charms the pants off blueblood Stephen Dallas, and eventually they have a child. Because of their different values and personalities, Stella and Stephen do not marry. She, however, decides to raise their daughter, Jenny, by herself. Although the feisty mother and Jenny ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 75% from 49 members
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  • Oliver And Company on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Billy Joel,  Bette Midler,  Cheech Marin
    Director: George Scribner
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Disney brings Charles Dickens' tale of orphaned pickpockets in the streets of London to the screen with a colorful cast of feline and canine characters. Oliver (voiced by Joey Lawrence) is an orphaned kitten lost in Manhattan until he meets up with the Dodger, a crafty dog with a gang that leads ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 64% from 3,148 members
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  • Beaches on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  Barbara Hershey,  John Heard
    Director: Garry Marshall
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    The story of a deep friendship, lasting from childhood to beyond death, between two very different women-Bette Midler plays C.C. Bloom, a poor but ambitious Jewish girl from the Bronx who goes on to become a famous Broadway star, and Barbara Hershey plays Hillary, an attractive WASP from a wealthy ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 7,527 members
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  • Big Business on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  Lily Tomlin,  Edward Herrmann
    Director: Jim Abrahams
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Two sets of female twins are mixed up at birth. One set becomes the chief executives of a Manhattan conglomerate, while the other set succeeds at becoming poor country bumpkins. They all accidentally meet up at New York's Plaza Hotel, and from then on it's chaos all the way...
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,943 member
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  • Outrageous Fortune on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  Shelley Long,  Peter Coyote
    Director: Arthur Hiller
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Two struggling actresses are forced together in a dangerous CIA plot that takes them across the country in a wild comic adventure. The objects of their chase - a two-timing romeo and a deadly poisonous bacteria that could destroy the world...
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 1,506 member
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  • Down And Out In Beverly Hills on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Nick Nolte,  Bette Midler,  Richard Dreyfuss
    Director: Paul Mazursky
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss star as Barbara and Dave Whiteman, a nouveau riche Beverly Hills couple whose entire household is turned upside down with one act of uncharacteristic generosity. On a typically sunny afternoon, Dave spies Jerry (Nick Nolte), a homeless man, attempting to drown ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 1,232 member
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  • Divine Madness (1980)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  Jocelyn Brown,  Ula Hedwig
    Director: Michael Ritchie
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    In 1980, the head usher at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium gives his crew a pep talk: he wants tonight's "Betty Midler" show to go smoothly. He's a little worried about risqué language, Liberace recently gave him a scare. Then, boom, there she is, with her backup trio, "The Harlettes," going from ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 80% from 1 member
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  • The Rose on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Bette Midler,  Alan Bates,  Frederic Forrest
    Director: Mark Rydell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In this authentic, entertaining, and tragic film, Bette Midler plays Rose, a talented but exhausted, alcoholic rock star whose entire life is controlled by her cutthroat manager, Rudge (Alan Bates). Taking a bleak look at the downside of the music industry, THE ROSE chronicles the precipitous fall ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 997 members
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  • Bette Midler - The Show Must Go On on DVD
    Starring: Bette Midler
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Live footage of Bette Midler's recording-breaking show in Las Vegas. 70-minute compilation from the 2-hour show, featuring her many hit songs - and her character Dolores Delago!
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 8 members
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Bette Midler facts

5 most recent films

Parental Guidance - 3 stars
Vito - 3 stars
Cats and Dogs - The Revenge of Kitty Galore - 3D Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Cats and Dogs - The Revenge of Kitty Galore - 3.5 stars
Cats and Dogs - The Revenge of Kitty Galore - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Stella - 3.5 stars
Atlantic Records - The House That Ahmet Built - Various - 3.5 stars
Beaches - 3.5 stars
Hocus Pocus - 3.5 stars
For The Boys - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Vito - 3 stars
Parental Guidance - 3 stars
The Montreux Dream And BB King Workshop - 3.0 stars
Bette Midler - The Show Must Go On - 3.0 stars
Bette Midler - The Show Must Go On - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Nick Nolte - 5 times - show films
Jack McBrayer - 4 times - show films
Katt Williams - 4 times - show films
Michael Clarke Duncan - 4 times - show films
Christina Applegate - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Brad Peyton - 4 times - show films
Garry Marshall - 2 times - show films
Paul Mazursky - 2 times - show films
Jim Abrahams - 2 times - show films
Diane English - 2 times - show films