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.
An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
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Reviews Counted: 11
Fresh: 5
Rotten:6
Average Rating: 5.6/10
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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Apr 19, 2005
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