Miss Potter 2007

Miss Potter

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A charming biopic that maintains its sweetness even in sadder moments.

67%

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Movie Info

Beatrix Potter (Renée Zellweger) overcomes many obstacles in her quest to become a writer, including a domineering mother and the chauvinism prevalent in Victorian England. She falls in love with her publisher, Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor), and his marriage proposal and a subsequent tragedy change her life forever.
  • Rating:
    PG (Brief Mild Language)
  • Genre:
    biography, drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Chris Noonan
  • Producer:
    David Kirschner, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Corey Sienega, David Thwaites
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $3.0M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Phoenix Pictures, David Kirschner Productions
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Renée Zellweger
Beatrix Potter
Ewan McGregor
Norman Warne
Emily Watson
Millie Warne
Barbara Flynn
Helen Potter
Bill Patterson
Rupert Potter
Matyelok Gibbs
Miss Wiggin
Lloyd Owen
William Heelis
Anton Lesser
Harold Warne
David Bamber
Fruing Warne
Phyllida Law
Mrs. Warne
Chris Noonan
Director
Richard Maltby Jr.
Writer
David Kirschner
Producer
Mike Medavoy
Producer
Arnold Messer
Producer
Corey Sienega
Producer
David Thwaites
Producer
Steve Christian
Executive Producer
Louis Phillips
Executive Producer
Renée Zellweger
Executive Producer
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Critic Reviews for Miss Potter

All Critics (129) | Top Critics (45) | Fresh (87) | Rotten (42)

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    November 17, 2011 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

    Cliff Doerksen

    Time Out
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    March 17, 2007 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
    Dallas Morning News
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  • Miss Potter is as seamless, comfortable and tidy as a Peter Rabbit story, all scones and biscuits, quietly punctuated by tolerable naughtiness.

    March 9, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Michael Booth

    Denver Post
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  • One of those films that commits few egregious errors, but scales few real heights. There is nothing either terribly wrong or keenly right about it. It's tidy, I suppose.

    March 9, 2007 | Rating: C

    Robert Denerstein

    Denver Rocky Mountain News
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  • If the source material is soft, the film then takes another punch with the casting of Renée Zellweger in the title role. She overflows with tics and twitches that make the author seem vaguely deranged.

    March 8, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/5

    Randy Cordova

    Arizona Republic
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  • With Miss Potter, Renee Zellweger has won back that precious thing that stardom rips away and the tabloids won't let you reclaim: her charm.

    March 8, 2007 | Rating: 5/5

    Roger Moore

    Orlando Sentinel
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Audience Reviews for Miss Potter

  • May 20, 2014
    I've always considered Renée Zellweger to be average actress. She's talented, but she's picked many questionable projects that simple didn't have any resonance with me. However, with Miss Potter, a biography drama film on the life of children author Bellatrix Potter ranks as her finest piece of work of her career. With an entertaining, rich story, the film is a well paced picture that is engaging from the first moment right up to end. Zellwegger does some great work here, and of all her films that I have seen of hers, this is her best. She brings a certain charm to her role, and makes it her own and it adds so much depth to overall film that it's easy to forget its flaws. With that being said, the film falls short of what it could have been, as it's a film that is a bit too short. I would love to have seen a longer film of Bellatrix Potter's life, and that's where the film doesn't quite get there. The film tries to add so much content into its run time that some important details of her life are never mentioned. However, Zellwegger's performance is what makes this film so good, and her chemistry that she has with actor Ewan McGregor is quite good, and throughout the film there's a feel atmosphere that really stands out in the film. I quite loved the film, and this one really surprised and I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Aside from its short run time, and the fact they add too much material, which kind of makes the film a bit uneven, overall Miss Potter is a very good movie, one that is a surprising drama that is definitely worth seeing.
    Alex r Super Reviewer
  • Nov 20, 2010
    Beatrix Potter! Yay! Five stars <p> Renée Zellweger, no stars, They must've cast around for a good actress and then when no one called . . . Read the Potter stories and forget this borat. <p> How long? How long? How long can Zellweger get acting jobs? Freakin A unbelievable . . .
    Lanning : Super Reviewer
  • Apr 30, 2010
    I have to admit I did tear up in this film, so it must have been doing something right. I did like Zellweger's character, the whole film is set up so who can feel for her. While it might not be the greatest film ever, it was nice and cute.
    Marion R Super Reviewer
  • Dec 13, 2009
    Charming, moving biopic drama with elements of comedy and romance, vividly presenting the colorful enchantment inside Beatrix Potter's mind. Renée Zellweger plays Beatrix as dreamy, exquisitely sensitive, yet oddly focused in a beautiful characterization, Ewan McGregor never more winning or endearing.
    hawk l Super Reviewer
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