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Birthday Girl

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6.0/10
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Nicole Kidman and Ben Chaplin in Birthday Girl (2001)
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A thirtysomething bank clerk from St Albans has his small-town life exploded by the arrival of his Russian mail-order bride.A thirtysomething bank clerk from St Albans has his small-town life exploded by the arrival of his Russian mail-order bride.A thirtysomething bank clerk from St Albans has his small-town life exploded by the arrival of his Russian mail-order bride.
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  • Director
    • Jez Butterworth
  • Writers
    • Tom Butterworth
    • Jez Butterworth
  • Stars
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Vincent Cassel
    • Ben Chaplin
  • Director
    • Jez Butterworth
  • Writers
    • Tom Butterworth
    • Jez Butterworth
  • Stars
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Vincent Cassel
    • Ben Chaplin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 163User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
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    Nicole Kidman and Ben Chaplin in Birthday Girl (2001)
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    Nicole Kidman in Birthday Girl (2001)
    Nicole Kidman and Mathieu Kassovitz in Birthday Girl (2001)
    Jez Butterworth in Birthday Girl (2001)
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    Nicole Kidman and Ben Chaplin at an event for Birthday Girl (2001)
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    Top cast

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    Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Kidman
    • Sophia, alias Nadia
    Vincent Cassel
    Vincent Cassel
    • Alexei
    Ben Chaplin
    Ben Chaplin
    • John
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Yuri
    Kate Lynn Evans
    • Clare
    • (as Kate Evans)
    Stephen Mangan
    Stephen Mangan
    • Bank Manager
    Alexander Armstrong
    Alexander Armstrong
    • Robert Moseley
    • (as Xander Armstrong)
    Sally Phillips
    Sally Phillips
    • Karen
    Jo McInnes
    • Waitress
    Ben Miller
    Ben Miller
    • Concierge
    Jonathan Aris
    Jonathan Aris
    • D.I. O'Fetiger
    Katya Barton-Chapple
    • Young Sophia
    Rebecca Norton
    • Bank Colleague
    • (as Rebecca Clarke)
    Mark Gatiss
    Mark Gatiss
    • Porter
    Raj Ghatak
    Raj Ghatak
    • Bank Colleague
    David Mark
    • Bank Colleague
    Steve Pemberton
    Steve Pemberton
    • Duty Sergeant
    Jack Pierce
    Jack Pierce
    • Bank Colleague
    • Director
      • Jez Butterworth
    • Writers
      • Tom Butterworth
      • Jez Butterworth
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Nicole Kidman went to the Russian Embassy in Australia for help in speaking Russian. She didn't work with any other coach on the set except the woman from the embassy.
    • Goofs
      Between the time that John leaves the airport and arrives at the hotel after chasing the taxi, he has shaved.
    • Quotes

      Sophia: If you just wanted sex, go to a prostitute.

      John: Well, as it turns out, I did.

    • Connections
      Featured in Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
      Composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

      Published by Williamson Music / Warner Chappel Music Ltd.

      PolyGram International Publishing Inc.

      Performed by Bob Sakek

    User reviews163

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    5/10
    Black comedy takes some odd right and left turns, never seeming fully satisfied with itself...
    Mild-mannered bachelor bank teller near London advertises for a Russian wife on the internet, and is disappointed when the young lady who shows up at the airport doesn't speak any English (she's a willing sport in bed, however); when two of her Russian buddies show up at his house, the man realizes he's been set up to rob his own bank, yet still feels a connection to this strange, sexy woman. Peculiar, darkly comic series of confusions, double crosses, bedroom fetishes (and ants!) written by the team of Tom and Jez Butterworth (Jez also directed, while Steve Butterworth produced). It was obviously a labor of love for the group, and they could not have found better leads than Nicole Kidman and handsome Ben Chaplin, both excellent in their roles. Still, the script disappoints--it's all over the map--and by the third act we've lost something intrinsic in the characters. Chaplin (who amusingly resembles both Joaquin Phoenix and Steve Carrell) is never humiliated on-screen (he's treated badly but always rebounds and looks after himself); still, the man's anger is released in odd ways (too much slapping) and we never understand his attachment to Kidman's Russian vixen. Is this an emotional connection or is it purely physical? Well-made movie has some fine, prickly moments (mostly in the first hour). It loses itself in its circular twists, swallowing its tail in the bargain, however the film is still a decent attempt at something different. ** from ****
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    • Jul 14, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Іменинниця
    • Filming locations
      • St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • FilmFour
      • HAL Films
      • Mirage Enterprises
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,142,576
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,370,809
      • Feb 3, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,171,098
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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