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Esio Trot

  • TV Movie
  • 20152015
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
5.3K
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Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench in Esio Trot (2015)
ComedyFamilyRomance
A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
5.3K
YOUR RATING
    • Dearbhla Walsh
    • Richard Curtis
    • Paul Mayhew-Archer
    • Roald Dahl(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • James Corden
    • Salo Gardner
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Dearbhla Walsh
    • Richard Curtis
    • Paul Mayhew-Archer
    • Roald Dahl(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • James Corden
    • Salo Gardner
    • Dustin Hoffman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 37User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench in Esio Trot (2015)
    Judi Dench in Esio Trot (2015)
    Dustin Hoffman in Esio Trot (2015)
    Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench in Esio Trot (2015)
    Judi Dench in Esio Trot (2015)
    Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench in Esio Trot (2015)
    Judi Dench and Richard Cordery in Esio Trot (2015)
    Dustin Hoffman in Esio Trot (2015)
    Esio Trot (2015)
    Judi Dench and Richard Cordery in Esio Trot (2015)
    Esio Trot (2015)
    Dustin Hoffman in Esio Trot (2015)

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    James Corden
    James Corden
    • Narrator
    Salo Gardner
    • Mr. Mavrokoukoudopolous
    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Mr. Hoppy
    Richard Cordery
    Richard Cordery
    • Mr. Pringle
    Judi Dench
    Judi Dench
    • Mrs. Silver
    Polly Kemp
    Polly Kemp
    • Woman on Bus
    Emily Ralph
    • Little Girl
    Geoffrey McGivern
    Geoffrey McGivern
    • Pet Shop Owner
    • (as Geoff McGivern)
    Jimmy Akingbola
    Jimmy Akingbola
    • Keen Pet Shop Keeper
    Joseph West
    • Philip
    Katie Lyons
    Katie Lyons
    • Philip's Mother
    Pik Sen Lim
    Pik Sen Lim
    • Mrs. Wu
    • (as Pik-Sen Lim)
    Ronnie Hughes
    • Trumpeter
    Jack Honeyborne
    • Pianist
    • (as Jack Honeybourne)
    Lisa Hammond
    Lisa Hammond
    • Mrs. Desmond
    Anna Cannings
    • Mrs. Court
    Leo Umeh
    • Puppy Boy
    Lara Rossi
    Lara Rossi
    • Puppy Boy's Mother
      • Dearbhla Walsh
      • Richard Curtis
      • Paul Mayhew-Archer
      • Roald Dahl(based on the novel by)
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    • Trivia
      Seventy-six tortoises were used in the making of this movie.
    • Goofs
      When Mrs Silver and Mr. Pringle come to his flat for a meal he doesn't have three wine glasses but in a later fleeting 2 or 3 second shot there are three wine glasses on the meal table.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Dame Judi Dench/Dustin Hoffman/Jennifer Aniston/Jason Bateman/Olly Murs (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      A Kiss to Build a Dream On
      (uncredited)

      Written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein II

      Performed by Louis Armstrong

    User reviews37

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    10/10
    delightful laid back story
    This absolute wonderful story of love between two 'older' people will have you spellbound from start to finish. Dustin Hoffman nails perfectly the shy, retiring Mr Hoppy who until his neighbour moves in has only one love his Babylonian balcony garden. Whilst Mrs Silver played by Judi Dench, becomes the new object of his affections the day she moves in to the flat below his, is ideally cast. Mr. Hoppy although he is to shy to tell her how he feels gets the chance to make her dreams come true when he learns she wishes her pet tortoise Alfie, would grow from his very small 13 ounces. To do this he comes up with an ingenious and very daring but funny plan. However their is a complication in the form the very boorish Mr. Pringle who lives in the flat next to Mr. Hoppy he also has his eye on Mrs Silver.

    If you enjoyed your romances gentle but bitter-sweet with a happy end you will love this. The entire story of their budding romance is humorously narrated by James Corden the man with the first floor flat.
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    • Jan 3, 2015

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    • Release date
      • January 1, 2015 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
      • English
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    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Endor Productions
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo

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