Hobson's Choice (1954)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:16
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A dominating and aged spinster latches herself onto a shy young man and literally drags him to the altar. Laughton shines in his role as her oft-inebriated father. New digital transfer available... [More]
Starring: Charles Laughton, Brenda De Banzie, John Mills, Prunella Scales
Director: David Lean
Reviews for Hobson's Choice
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 3/5 |
Flavoursome period charmer and a lovely, memorable performance from Mills. Full Review |
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Lean's sharp direction and impeccable performances all round transform a slight comedy into a timeless delight. Full Review |
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A minor classic. Full Review |
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 5/10 |
If your drunken buffoon tolerance is higher than mine, you will probably be more kindly disposed towards the film. Full Review |
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Click to read the article Full Review |
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5/5 |
David Lean minor classic that has grown in stature over last five decades.
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4/4 |
Lean's splendid frames specifically work to show the high and low status of a social grid. Full Review |
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4/4 |
makes everything old seem brilliantly and often hilariously new Full Review |
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Though Lean's direction is indeed too heavy and careful to give way to much laughter, he has a secret weapon here: Charles Laughton. Full Review |
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A pure joy. Full Review |
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Hobson's Choice is a crisply directed comedy of lively and quirky characters in a vivid world of social snobbery and working-class life... Full Review |
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4/4 |
Laughton is marvelous in this wry comedy. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A delightful and rewarding British film. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
Small-scale David Lean comedy with great Laughton performance.
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David Lean directed, with wit and tact. Full Review |
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