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Jack and Sarah (1995)

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A temperamental London lawyer adapts to the challenges of fatherhood when he is left with sole responsibility for his infant daughter in this well-performed British comedy-drama. Richard E. Grant stars as Jack, a high-pressure attorney who believes his life is on the right track: a successful career, a beautiful wife (Imogen Stubbs), and a baby on the way. Tragedy strikes, however, when his wife dies during labor, leaving Jack to raise his daughter Sarah, named in his wife's honor. Shocked and

R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Comedy, Romance

Directed By: Tim Sullivan (III)

Written By: Tim Sullivan

In Theaters: Mar 22, 1996 Wide

On DVD: Aug 19, 2003

PolyGram Video

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Cast

Richard E. Grant
Jack
Samantha Mathis
Amy
Judi Dench
Margaret
Ian McKellen
William The Tramp
Eileen Atkins
Phil
Cherie Lunghi
Anna
Lorraine Ashbourne
Jackie
Keith Bartlett
Taxi Driver
Niven Boyd
Nathaniel
Deborah Findlay
Miss Cartwright
Laurent Grevill
Alain
John Grillo
Landlord
Kate Hardie
Pamela
Michael McStay
Security Man
Imogen Stubbs
Sarah
Tracy Thorne
Susan
David Swift
Michael
Geff Francis
Rob
James Bannon
City Boy
Matyelok Gibbs
Physiotherapist

Critic Reviews for Jack and Sarah

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (3) | DVD (3)

...a pleasant piece of work...

July 19, 2010 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

A heartwarming, finely-performed movie

July 8, 2005 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

Grant and Mathis are charming, but the script is not.

February 23, 2003 Comment

Nell Minow

Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Well-performed domestic comedy-drama

October 4, 2002 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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A sweet film about a man so inept at being a father, it?s verging on child abuse. Everybody say Awwww!

September 29, 2009

Anthony Lawrie

Super Reviewer

This affable romantic comedy-drama tends to wander from scene to scene and juggles a few more plot threads than it can handle; still, it never becomes predictable, and the surprising rapport between Richard E. Grant and Samantha Mathis (along with the excellent supporting cast) carries the day.

September 4, 2007