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Hampstead

  • 20172017
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
6.4K
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Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson in Hampstead (2017)
Though Emily (Diane Keaton) and Donald (Brendan Gleeson) live in the same idyllic London neighborhood of Hampstead, the worlds they inhabit could not be more different. She is an American widow occupying a posh apartment she can no longer afford and filling her time with charity work as she struggles to figure out a next step. He is a gruff Irish loner who lives off the land in a makeshift cabin and wants nothing more than to be left in peace. When his home is threatened by greedy real estate developers, Emily believes she has found her new cause -- but gets more than she bargained for when unexpected romance blossoms. Based on an inspiring true story, Hampstead is a buoyant, sparklingly witty tale of two underdogs who took on the system and showed a nation that heart is where the home is.
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An American widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home.An American widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home.An American widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home.
IMDb RATING
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6.4K
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  • Director
    • Joel Hopkins
  • Writer
    • Robert Festinger(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Diane Keaton
    • Brendan Gleeson
    • Will Smith
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  • Director
    • Joel Hopkins
  • Writer
    • Robert Festinger(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Diane Keaton
    • Brendan Gleeson
    • Will Smith
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    • 68User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
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    Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson in Hampstead (2017)
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    Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson in Hampstead (2017)
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    Diane Keaton
    Diane Keaton
    • Emily Walters
    Brendan Gleeson
    Brendan Gleeson
    • Donald Horner
    Will Smith
    • Leon Rowlands
    Lesley Manville
    Lesley Manville
    • Fiona
    James Norton
    James Norton
    • Philip
    Hugh Skinner
    Hugh Skinner
    • Erik
    Deborah Findlay
    Deborah Findlay
    • Mary Neal
    Alistair Petrie
    Alistair Petrie
    • Steve Crowley
    Simon Callow
    Simon Callow
    • Judge
    Jason Watkins
    Jason Watkins
    • James Smythe
    Phil Davis
    Phil Davis
    • Sid Fife
    Adeel Akhtar
    Adeel Akhtar
    • Wiggin
    Rosalind Ayres
    Rosalind Ayres
    • Susan
    Peter Singh
    Peter Singh
    • Xavier
    Elizabeth Conboy
    Elizabeth Conboy
    • Posh lady
    Alex Gaumond
    Alex Gaumond
    • Mark Kasdan
    Brian Protheroe
    • Rory
    Jo Wheatley
    • Dog walker
    • Director
      • Joel Hopkins
    • Writer
      • Robert Festinger(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      Inspired and based upon by the true story of the 'Hampstead Hermit', Harry Hallowes.
    • Goofs
      The judge in the UK court repeatedly uses a gavel. No UK court of any type uses or has ever used a gavel.
    • Quotes

      Emily Walters: Are you judging me?

      Donald Horner: Well, I'm trying to, but you're not giving me much to work on.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Diane Keaton/Jessica Chastain/Kevin Bacon/Michael Fassbender/Gorillaz (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Rolling Dice
      Written by Mathilda Homer and Sam Mitchell

    User reviews68

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    6/10
    an unevenly lukewarm British rom-com
    Importing a Hollywood veteran into a quintessentially English romantic comedy can sometimes be magic, sometimes not. Hampstead (2017) might have been a great British romantic comedy but instead it must work with an inauthentic American personality who limits the film's impact. Fortunately, brilliant cinematography rescues the film enough to produce a visually delicious but lightweight story of late-life romance between a lady and a tramp.

    Based on a true story, Donald Horner (Brendan Gleeson) has been a squatter on London's Hampstead Heath for 17 years. He is a surly off-the-grid loner who avoids all trappings of modern life in a quaint shanty shack built from other people's rubbish. Within a binocular's view from across the road, American widow Emily Walters (Diane Keaton) spies him bathing in the pond and out of curiosity soon invents an excuse to meet him. Property developers have targeted the land, and Donald must defend himself from an eviction notice. He becomes a cause celebre with do-gooders and naysayers petitioning for and against his squatter's rights while he and Emily get together despite pushback from her posh Pommy friends. This predictable narrative of tramp versus society offers modest delights but few surprises.

    There are three noteworthy parts to this uneven film: the cinematography and the two co-stars. The first is simply wonderful: Hampstead village and the Heath are lovingly filmed and the charming shanty shack look like something out of a fairy tale. Every time Donald or Emily walk down the narrow track into the woods it becomes an act of escapism from urban living and entry into a floral wonderland. Brendan Gleeson is cast to perfection as a girthsome giant with craggy features and expressive eyes. His Irish accent complements the natural beauty of the Heath to which he convincingly belongs. And then there is Diane Keaton. What made her famous forty years ago in Woody Allen films do not translate easily to this contemporary British rom-com. The camera has tried too hard and its efforts are just too obvious: repeat use of backlit shots, glowing soft-focus, cutesy beret hat and Annie Hall smiles make it hard to engage with her character as a real person. In contrast to Donald's melodic Irish-ness, Emily's timing and tone are often grating. For example, when Donald's home of 17 years is cruelly trashed in a turning point moment, Emily's breezy response might work in New York but here is totally disengaged from what has just happened.

    Donald's story is based on a real character and a real fight between a homeless eccentric and the imperatives of capitalism so there is a serious side to Hampstead. But this lightweight rom-com is unlikely to raise consciousness of what is means to be homeless. The lukewarm chemistry between the senior lovebirds will excite few and the sleep-inducing musical score even less. Whether casting Keaton can add American baby boomer audiences to an essentially home-grown British story remains to be seen. Filmmakers sometimes need reminding that older viewers can handle more challenge than one-dimensional films like Paris Can Wait (2017) and Hampstead (2017).
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    • Release date
      • June 14, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official Site (de)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Davetsiz aşk
    • Filming locations
      • Highgate Cemetery, Swain's Lane, Highgate, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Ecosse Films
      • Motion Picture Capital
      • Scope Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $144,396
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,141
      • Jun 16, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,335,171
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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