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Career Girls (1997) -- 2 young women reunite and rekindle their friendship after having said goodbye at their college graduation, six years earlier.

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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   2,263 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Mike Leigh (writer)
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Release Date:
8 August 1997 (USA) more
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Tagline:
All Hannah wanted was a roommate... instead she got a best friend. more
Plot:
2 young women reunite and rekindle their friendship after having said goodbye at their college graduation, six years earlier. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
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(4 articles)
The Big Picture Interview with Mike Leigh
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A bittersweet, funny tale of friendship more (30 total)

Cast

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Katrin Cartlidge ... Hannah Mills
Lynda Steadman ... Annie
Kate Byers ... Claire
Mark Benton ... Ricky Burton

Andy Serkis ... Mr. Evans
Joe Tucker ... Adrian Spinks
Margo Stanley ... Mrs. Burton, Ricky's Nan
Michael Healy ... Lecturer
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and some sexuality.
Runtime:
87 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Quotes:
Hannah: I suppose on a clear day you can see the class struggle from here. more
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References "Play School" (1966) more
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Let's Go To Bed more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
A bittersweet, funny tale of friendship, 23 May 2001
Author: Mattydee74 from Sydney, Australia

Mike Leigh's often improvised, raw films can be off-putting if you're unprepared. He has a real nack for finding performers who put their full souls into his films and the style of the acting in this film explodes with a vibrant, distinctive energy. A slice-of-life tale of two college friends who meet up years later and find coincidence and fate entwine in quite unpredictable ways, the film is all about the tensions beneath the surfaces and those things that so often go unsaid. Its a love story between friends much like "Muriels Wedding" and again without a sexual component. The two women undertake an exterior and interior journey and learn about the love that friendship quietly evolves. Cartlidge and Steadman are unique performers and the beautiful music score is by "Secrets and Lies" actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste.

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