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Saving Grace

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Brenda Blethyn stars as Grace Trevethen, whose late husband jumped out of a plane without a parachute. Grace has been left with a manor on the Cornish Coast - and the massive, suffocating mountain of debt her husband had been secretly amassing. Now, with creditors and repossessors on her heels, Grace is faced with the prospect of losing everything. Desperate times call for desperate measures, so when Grace is asked to tend an ailing, if illicit, plant she gets an outrageous idea.
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The plot and basis for jokes are slight, but Saving Grace is indeed saved by some charming performances, most notably Brenda Blethyn's.

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Michael Thomson BBC.com Mar 5, 2024
5/5
The script has been worked on to great effect so that the timing of the comedy is just right, the punchlines are delivered in all the proper places, and there is breathing space in between the bouts of increasing comic madness. Go to Full Review Edward Lawrenson Sight & Sound Dec 2, 2002
In trying too hard to convince us what good eggs his characters are, Cole creates a shapeless, dramatically unengaging movie. Go to Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Mar 22, 2002
2.5/4
Saving Grace has a lovely Cornish setting and Blethyn to recommend it, but mostly it's a contact mediocre. Go to Full Review Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008
3/5
Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
3.5/5
Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
1.5/5
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Juris O @Juris100 Aug 19, 2026 The film is predictable, but you can watch it once. See more Glafira Regina O @Glafira_Regina Oct 17, 2025 “...Alcohol is legal, but marijuana isn’t... A historical misunderstanding, I think...” — the movie’s slogan. It’s worth watching, if only for the Scottish gardener who helps a widowed woman take care of her little “herbal” estate. See more My N @Mynerva Aug 27, 2025 Light-hearted, sometimes silly, but thoroughly entertaining story about a 'wealthy' widow (Blethyn) who discovers that her deceased husband has lost everything, including their beautiful home, in poor investments and business deals gone bad. Craig Ferguson is a surprise as a her devoted gardner and friend who forges a new kind of alliance to benefit them both. Predictable in some ways, but charming and funny. See more Alejandro E @Alex970 Feb 9, 2024 It's not easy being green. The friendly side of marijuana in a British comedy with no other purpose than to entertain and it does it quite well, enough to easily bring out more than one smile. See more steve d @RT35616104 Jul 1, 2020 It was too dark and depressing for my taste. It's tone was confused. See more Jun 2, 2020 I had a right good laugh watching it really made me smile and a good story line the ending could have been a bit better but all together a great film See more Read all reviews
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Nigel Cole

Director

Brenda Blethyn

Grace

Craig Ferguson

Matthew

Martin Clunes

Dr. Bamford

Tchéky Karyo

Jacques Chevalier

Jamie Foreman

China MacFarlane

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Saving Grace

Brenda Blethyn and Craig Ferguson. Craig Ferguson. Phyllida Law. Brenda Blethyn. Director Nigel Cole. Brenda Blethyn and Craig Ferguson. Martin Clunes and Valerie Edmond. Brenda Blethyn. View more photos

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Synopsis Brenda Blethyn stars as Grace Trevethen, whose late husband jumped out of a plane without a parachute. Grace has been left with a manor on the Cornish Coast - and the massive, suffocating mountain of debt her husband had been secretly amassing. Now, with creditors and repossessors on her heels, Grace is faced with the prospect of losing everything. Desperate times call for desperate measures, so when Grace is asked to tend an ailing, if illicit, plant she gets an outrageous idea.
Director
Nigel Cole
Screenwriter
Craig Ferguson, Mark Crowdy, Mark Crowdy
Distributor
Fine Line Features, New Line Home Video [us]
Production Co
Homerun Productions, Sky Pictures, Wave Pictures, Rich Pickings, Portman Entertainment Group
Rating
R (Language|Drug Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 1, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.1M
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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