Breaking and Entering
Seen it?2006 | 129 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (34% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Following, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Set in a blighted, inner-city neighbourhood of London, Breaking and Entering examines an affair which unfolds between a successful British landscape architect and Amira, a Bosnian woman – the mother of a troubled teen son – who was widowed by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
34% on Rotten Tomatoes, 56 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$9 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 33K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Anthony Minghella
- Jude LawWill Francis
- Juliette BinocheAmira
- Vera FarmigaOana
- Robin WrightLiv
- Martin FreemanSandy
- Rafi GavronMiro
- Poppy RogersBea
- Ray WinstoneBruno Fella
- Ed WestwickZoran
- Anna ChancellorKate