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08/23/03
Circle of Friends (1995)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:26
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Three college friends in Dublin come of age when they discover romances that will change their lives forever. The tale centers on Benny, a bland and somewhat chunky innocent girl who falls... [More]
Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Minnie Driver, Colin Firth, Geraldine O'Rawe
Director: Pat O'Connor
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Reviews for Circle of Friends
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07/30/02
A heartfelt love letter to circles of friends everywhere.
01/01/00
Sweet Irish melodrama, with a hilariously oily performance by Alan Cumming.
03/10/06
A familiar tale of busty lasses and lusty lads, it's lent extra weight by fine writing and accomplished performances.
03/11/08
Three female friends grow up in a small town in Ireland in the mid-50s and attend college in Dublin in this nostalgic soap opera that's vaguely evocative of Peyton Place, though generally less memorable.
03/11/08
Top CriticHeartwarming and poignant, a love story that glows with intelligence and feeling.
01/01/00
Top CriticThe big question, will they get together, is resolved too soon in this film, leaving the final half meandering through the Irish countryside.
01/01/00
There is much to enjoy here, not least of which is Driver's wonderful performance.
01/01/00
Sweet, funny, and full of the charming Minnie Driver.
07/26/02
No review available.
06/12/05
Top CriticAn enchanting, if denture-rottingly sweet, yarn.
03/11/08
Excellent acting by all the players and the film's unique change of setting make Circle of Friends a worthwhile picture, but it suffers from a painfully slow pace and no real originality in its message.
01/01/00
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05/22/04
The writer (Andrew Davies) took no risks, and the result is a completely predictable plot.
01/01/00
The movie, a self-consciously simple exercise in familiarity, sometimes lapses into complacency.
01/01/00
It's intelligent and moving and it never resorts to cheap melodrama.
03/23/03
No review available.
09/05/03
Definitely in the Masterpiece Theatre tradition; it's soft and safe, but extraordinarily easy to take.
01/09/02
Like an old-fashioned theater program, it tells you early on who and what each of its characters is -- and so they prove to be, enjoyably.
01/01/00
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