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An Awfully Big Adventure

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An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

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Reviews Counted:10

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Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A stage-struck lass gets more than her share of life lessons when she takes a job with an unconventional theatre troupe in post-WWII Liverpool. From the fey, sadistic director to the over-the-top... A stage-struck lass gets more than her share of life lessons when she takes a job with an unconventional theatre troupe in post-WWII Liverpool. From the fey, sadistic director to the over-the-top leading man, our naive heroine treads (and stirs up) the dangerous waters of the theatre. A thoughtful dramedy from the director of "Four Weddings and a Funeral." [More]

Starring: Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Georgina Cates, Joan Plowright

Starring: Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, Georgina Cates, Joan Plowright

Director: Mike Newell

Director: Mike Newell
Screenwriter: Charles Wood

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Rich Cline
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Shadows on the Wall

Star Hugh Grant and director Mike Newell reteam in this bitter-sweet backstage melodrama, set in Liverpool after WWII; it's a disasppointing follow-up to their smash comedy hit Four Weddings and a Funeral.

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Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Newell at his nastiest

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Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
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Strange compelling film with strong performances

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Philip Martin
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Wow, is this depressing.

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