Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite
Mighty Aphrodite
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Woody Allen
Written by	Woody Allen
Produced by	Letty Aronson; Robert Greenhut;
Starring	F. Murray Abraham; Woody Allen; Claire Bloom; Helena Bonham Carter; Olympia Dukakis; Michael Rapaport; Mira Sorvino; David Ogden Stiers; Jack Warden; Peter Weller;
Cinematography	Carlo Di Palma
Edited by	Susan E. Morse
Music by	Dick Hyman
Production; company	Sweetland Films;
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release date	October 27, 1995 (United States);
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$15 million
Box office	$26 million

Mighty Aphrodite is a 1995 American comedy film written, directed by, and co-starring Woody Allen, alongside Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Rapaport, and F. Murray Abraham. The screenplay was vaguely inspired by the story of Pygmalion and is about Lenny Weinrib's (Allen) search for his genius adopted son's biological mother, ultimately finding that she is a dim-witted prostitute named Linda Ash (Sorvino).

While critical reception of Mighty Aphrodite overall was mildly positive, Sorvino was highly praised for her performance, earning several accolades such as the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as a Golden Globe Award, New York Film Critics Circle Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, National Board of Review Award, and a Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award.

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