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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 42 Fresh: 29  Rotten:13 Average Rating: 6.2/10
 
Consensus: Despite its morbid subject matter, Wilbur is a charming and often funny film.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Synopsis: The chronically suicidal Wilbur (JAMIE SIVES – 'Glasgow Kiss') and his good-hearted big brother Harbour (ADRIAN RAWLINS - Breaking The Waves) are in their thirties, when their father dies, leaving them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow. Wilbur survives yet... The chronically suicidal Wilbur (JAMIE SIVES – 'Glasgow Kiss') and his good-hearted big brother Harbour (ADRIAN RAWLINS - Breaking The Waves) are in their thirties, when their father dies, leaving them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow. Wilbur survives yet another suicide attempt and goes to hospital, where he meets Horst (MADS MIKKELSEN - Open Hearts), a cynical psychologist and his empathic head nurse, Moira (JULIA DAVIS – 'Big Train'). Like Harbour, they believe that Wilbur needs a girlfriend. But even though women fall for Wilbur all the time, they can't get close to him. In fact, it is Harbour who falls in love when a shy and intense woman, Alice (SHIRLEY HENDERSON - 24 Hour Party People, Bridget Jones's Diary), enters the lives of the brothers. Alice lives a life in isolation with her little daughter, Mary. She supplements her job as a cleaning lady at the hospital's surgical ward, selling books that the patients have left behind. Little by little, Wilbur, Harbour and Alice become inseparable. Wilbur starts regaining his lust for life, Alice starts to come out of her shell, and Mary starts reading the thousands of books in the second-hand bookshop. Harbour has never been happier, but he carries a deep secret, that threatens to surface. -- Icon Film Distribution Pty Ltd [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Julia Davis, Mads Mikkelsen

Director: Lone Scherfig
Screenwriter: Anders Thomas Jensen, Lone Scherfig
Producer: Sisse Graum Olsen

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 8, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region (unknown)
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

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:fresh: Wilbur wants to Kill Himself is an interesting, sometimes funny film that focuses in a man that tries to commit... More
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angie225 07/24/07
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It was a good movie, I liked it. It was interesting and well-made, although sometimes it was a little slow.... More
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Lone Scherfig I liked the cast infact and the atmosphere of the movie. Lonely people getting together and life (here... More
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