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An Awfully Big Adventure

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An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

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Reviews Counted: 6

Fresh: 4

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 6.3/10

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 leading man, our naive heroine treads (and... 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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  • Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman star in director Mike Newell's (Four Weddings and a Funeral) engaging comedy about a star-struck young girl lured into the grown-up world of the theater. From a crush on the company's heartless director to her first sexual encounter with the show?s biggest star, young Stella Bradshaw quickly discovers what it takes to make it in the theater. An intriguing blend of comedy and passion, this provocative story is a hilarious look at what really goes on when the lights go down.
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    cinemaphilecirca1982 01/15/08
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    jazza923 02/13/07
    60%
    Slowly paced but a sweet film, very well acted, especially by Alan Rickman and Georgina Cates. Good period detail, fine... More
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    asenath7766 09/18/06
    80%
    AR has some interesting taste in roles, I must say. That I would rent the 2 movies that has some questionable sexual... More
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    BurningStar 06/06/05
    40%
    I love Alan Rickman, this is no big secret. I plan on seeing all of his films (I own a startling amount on DVD) whether they... More
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