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An Awfully Big Adventure

Name: An Awfully Big Adventure
Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy
Released: 1995-05-11
Cast: Alan Rickman, Georgina Cates, Hugh Grant, Alun Armstrong, Peter Firth

1995 | 113 min | Romance, Drama, Comedy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a box office loss, 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 and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Atonement or Pride & Prejudice, start here.
The mood: Funny with heart, romantic.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
What might put you off: Rated R: meant for adults.

Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue and learns about the grown-up world of the theater.

How it earned its rating

CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$852K worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Mike Newell

Alan RickmanP.L. O'Hara
Georgina CatesStella
Hugh GrantMeredith Potter
Alun ArmstrongUncle Vernon
Peter FirthBunny
Prunella ScalesRose
Rita TushinghamAunt Lily
Alan CoxGeoffrey
Edward PetherbridgeSt.Ives
Nicola PagettDotty Blundell