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Miss Congeniality

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Sandra Bullock in Miss Congeniality (2000)
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  • Comedy
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An F.B.I. Agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event.An F.B.I. Agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event.An F.B.I. Agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
206K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,986
328
  • Director
    • Donald Petrie
  • Writers
    • Marc Lawrence
    • Katie Ford
    • Caryn Lucas
  • Stars
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Michael Caine
    • Benjamin Bratt
Top credits
  • Director
    • Donald Petrie
  • Writers
    • Marc Lawrence
    • Katie Ford
    • Caryn Lucas
  • Stars
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Michael Caine
    • Benjamin Bratt
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 428User reviews
    • 107Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 8 nominations

    Videos1

    Miss Congeniality
    Trailer 2:27
    Miss Congeniality

    Photos179

    Michael Caine, Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt star
    Sandra Bullock stars as Gracie
    Gracie gets a little Q&A
    Gracie with fellow FBI agent, Eric
    Sandra Bullock stars as Gracie
    Sandra Bullock stars as Gracie
    Bejnamin Bratt & Mom
    Sandra Bullock and Candice Bergen at an event for Miss Congeniality (2000)
    Candice Bergen and William Shatner at an event for Miss Congeniality (2000)
    Candice Bergen at an event for Miss Congeniality (2000)
    Howie Mandel at an event for Miss Congeniality (2000)
    Morgan Brittany at an event for Miss Congeniality (2000)

    Top cast

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    Sandra Bullock
    Sandra Bullock
    • Gracie Hart
    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Victor Melling
    Benjamin Bratt
    Benjamin Bratt
    • Eric Matthews
    Candice Bergen
    Candice Bergen
    • Kathy Morningside
    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • Stan Fields
    Ernie Hudson
    Ernie Hudson
    • McDonald
    John DiResta
    John DiResta
    • Agent Clonsky
    Heather Burns
    Heather Burns
    • Cheryl 'Rhode Island'
    Melissa De Sousa
    Melissa De Sousa
    • Karen 'New York'
    Steve Monroe
    Steve Monroe
    • Frank Tobin
    Deirdre Quinn
    Deirdre Quinn
    • Mary Jo 'Texas'
    Wendy Raquel Robinson
    Wendy Raquel Robinson
    • Leslie 'California'
    Asia De Marcos
    Asia De Marcos
    • Alana 'Hawaii'
    Ken Thomas
    Ken Thomas
    • Agent Harris
    Gabriel Folse
    Gabriel Folse
    • Agent Grant
    Christopher Shea
    • Agent Jensen
    Mary Ashleigh Green
    • Young Gracie
    Cody Linley
    Cody Linley
    • Tough Boy
    • Director
      • Donald Petrie
    • Writers
      • Marc Lawrence
      • Katie Ford
      • Caryn Lucas
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Cheryl's (Miss Rhode Island's) answer to the question, "What is your idea of a perfect date?", was actually used as an answer in a real-life beauty pageant.
    • Goofs
      When the FBI receive the first letter from The Citizen. The first sentence says "I write again from Misulu Montana". Whereas the correct city in Montana is "Missoula", this is purposeful misspelling as part of the code of the poem - as Hart later points out. Each word with "mis" is one of the code words and the letter immediately following is the next letter in the code. Put together, all the letters spell "united states" - hence Miss United States: Misulu, misnumbered, misinformed, mistaking, misery, miss divine... missiles, amidst, misadventures, mist, misers, misspoke. Though the rule of the code is not strictly adhered to throughout, the misspelling of Missoula is intentional and necessary to identify the code.
    • Quotes

      Stan Fields: Miss Rhode Island, please describe your idea of a perfect date.

      Cheryl "Rhode Island": That's a tough one. I'd have to say April 25th. Because it's not too hot, not too cold, all you need is a light jacket.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Thirteen Days/Chocolat/The Gift/The Family Man/The Claim/Miss Congeniality (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      None of Your Business
      Written by Hurby 'Luv Bug' Azor (as Herby Azor)

      Performed by Salt-N-Pepa (as Salt 'N' Pepa)

      Courtesy of London Records USA

      under license from Music Enterprises

    User reviews428

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Good Quality comedy
    There are some actresses who produce weighty or worthy pieces of work and there are those who produce popular movies. Sandra Bullock is an actress who falls into the latter category. Yet, in this category, she is at the top of the tree and it is in films such as Miss Congeniality that she proves this.

    For a fish out of water comedy, this is a film that plays to Bullock's qualities - her tomboy image from Speed, her warm humour and her ability to play for laughs and be deadpan. As such, Bullock is allowed to shine from a castlist containing Michael Caine and Ben Bratt. However, if I had one criticism, it would be that there are occasions when Caine just appears to be shamelessly mugging and camping it up for the camera to no real effect.

    There are some genuinely funny moments, mostly centred around the pageant and it is nice to see such a movie which doesn't take itself or its setting too seriously. Many of the contestants give good supporting performances and as such, it is hard to pick one out.

    Overall, it is a bit slight but anyone renting/buying this movie would surely know what to expect - familiar, funny and essentially sweet-natured - just like Sandra Bullock herself.

    8/10 - A good example of the genre.
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    FAQ4

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (UK)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • French
      • Hawaiian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Hoa Hậu FBI
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
      • NPV Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $45,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $106,807,667
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,046,534
      • Dec 24, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $212,742,720
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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