Hanging UpMovie Reviews

Gifts + Promos

Fandango Gift Card

Give the gift of movies with Fandango Bucks Gift Certificates! Design your own gift card, or choose from our collection.

Rock of Ages GWP

Buy Rock of Ages tickets to any Regal Theater Showing & receive a FREE song download!

Madagascar 3 Sweeps

Enter for a chance to win a wild family getaway to San Diego!

Need Help?

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 63
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    Imagine "King Lear" art-directed by Martha Stewart and you have Hanging Up. Read full review

  • 50
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    A flimsy sister act. Read full review

  • 50
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    More about continuing the legend of the irascible but lovable old man into the grave, if necessary. Read full review

  • 40
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    All the ingredients of a success--a stellar cast, a promising premise, a strong production team--but nothing comes together in satisfying fashion. Read full review

  • 38
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    This is about Meg. Only about Meg. Meg in the Middle. Read full review

  • 30
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    A chilly machine-tooled comedy. Read full review

  • 25
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Father-daughter relationship lacks impact. Read full review

  • 20
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Essentially an extended cutesy session. Read full review

  • 20
    Variety | Emanuel Levy

    A shamelessly sappy family meller that bears the schmaltzy sensibility of Nora Ephron. Read full review

  • 0
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    There is not one honest moment, not ONE, in Hanging Up. Read full review

View more reviews for Hanging Up on Metacritic

Hanging Up Featured Trailers + Video Clips

Facebook Movie Fans

Fan Fandango on Facebook