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This Beautiful Fantastic

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2016 | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Comedy

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and 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 and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Howards End or As Good as It Gets, 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: a parent's death or loss. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.

Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    61% on Rotten Tomatoes, 51 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.1 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a modest audience

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 28K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Simon Aboud

  • Jessica Brown FindlayBella Brown
  • Tom WilkinsonAlfie Stevenson
  • Andrew ScottVernon
  • Jeremy IrvineBilly Tranter
  • Anna ChancellorMrs Bramble
  • Mia FarkasovskaYoung Bella
  • Eileen DaviesMilly
  • Natalie NasseraldeenRhian
  • Nancy NasseraldeenAmy
  • Paul HunterO'Brien