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Toast

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2010 | 96 min | Drama, Comedy, History, Family

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who wants a laugh, families and history buffs. If you loved Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. or Belfast, start here.
The mood
Funny with heart, feel-good.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 36 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Young Nigel Slater has big culinary aspirations, even though all his mother knows how to make is toast. When his mother dies, relations grow strained between Nigel and his father, especially when he remarries a woman who wins his heart with a lemon meringue pie. Nigel enters culinary school, starts working in a pub, and finds himself competing with his stepmother - both in the kitchen and for his father's attention.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    62% on Rotten Tomatoes, 57 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.6 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 133K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by SJ Clarkson

  • Freddie HighmoreNigel Slater
  • Ken StottDad
  • Victoria HamiltonMum
  • Oscar KennedyYoung Nigel Slater
  • Helena Bonham CarterMrs Potter
  • Matthew McNultyJosh
  • Rob JarvisFishmonger
  • Selina CadellRuby
  • Amy MarstonPrimary School Teacher
  • Marion BaileyMrs. Adams