Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Seen it?2008 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, 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, anyone who wants a laugh and families. If you loved Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. or An Education, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Georgia Nicolson is fourteen, lives with nosey parents who don't understand her, an annoying three year old sister and has to wear a beret to school. She would, however, rather be blonde, have a smaller nose and a boyfriend. Revolving around her hilarious journal entries, prepare to be engulfed in the world of the soaring joys and bottomless angst of being a teenager.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
73% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$15 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 182K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gurinder Chadha
- Georgia GroomeGeorgia Nicolson
- Eleanor TomlinsonJas
- Aaron Taylor-JohnsonRobbie Jennings
- Tommy BastowDave the Laugh
- Alan DaviesBob Nicolson
- Karen TaylorConnie Nicolson
- Liam HessPeter Dyer
- Georgia HenshawRosie
- Manjeeven GrewalEllen
- Kimberley NixonLindsay Marlings