---
title: 'Mermaids (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Benjamin'
released: '1990-12-14'
runtime_minutes: 110
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mermaids-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100140/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mermaids (1990)

1990 · PG-13 · 110 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Mermaids is a 1990 American family comedy-drama film directed by Richard Benjamin, and starring Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder, Michael Schoeffling, and Christina Ricci in her film debut. Based on Patty Dann's 1986 novel of the same name, and set in 1963, its plot follows a neurotic teenage girl who moves with her wayward mother and younger sister to a small town in Massachusetts.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Benjamin](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-benjamin)
- **Screenplay:** [June Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-roberts)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jack Nitzsche](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nitzsche)
- **Director of Photography:** [Howard Atherton](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-atherton)
- **Editor:** [Jacqueline Cambas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-cambas)

## Cast

- [Cher](https://cinepixo.com/people/cher)
- [Bob Hoskins](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hoskins)
- [Winona Ryder](https://cinepixo.com/people/winona-ryder)
- [Michael Schoeffling](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-schoeffling)
- [Christina Ricci](https://cinepixo.com/people/christina-ricci)
- [Caroline McWilliams](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-mcwilliams)
- [Jan Miner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-miner)

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