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The Festival

  • 2018
  • R
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
8K
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Joe Thomas in The Festival (2018)
When Nick's girlfriend dumps him at graduation, he has a colossal meltdown in front of the entire university. He's convinced his life is over, but his best friend Shane has the perfect solution: three days at an epic music festival. With the help of "festival aficionado" and certified oddball Amy, Shane tries to get Nick to embrace the music, the mayhem and the mud.
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After Nick's girlfriend dumps him, his best mate Shane has the perfect antidote to his break-up blues: three days at an epic music festival.After Nick's girlfriend dumps him, his best mate Shane has the perfect antidote to his break-up blues: three days at an epic music festival.After Nick's girlfriend dumps him, his best mate Shane has the perfect antidote to his break-up blues: three days at an epic music festival.

  • Director
    • Iain Morris
  • Writers
    • Keith Akushie
    • Joe Parham
  • Stars
    • Joe Thomas
    • Hannah Tointon
    • Hammed Animashaun
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Iain Morris
    • Writers
      • Keith Akushie
      • Joe Parham
    • Stars
      • Joe Thomas
      • Hannah Tointon
      • Hammed Animashaun
    • 90User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Joe Thomas
    Joe Thomas
    • Nick
    Hannah Tointon
    Hannah Tointon
    • Caitlin
    Hammed Animashaun
    Hammed Animashaun
    • Shane Stubbs
    Hugh Coles
    Hugh Coles
    • Rex
    Lizzy Connolly
    Lizzy Connolly
    • Lucy
    Theo Barklem-Biggs
    Theo Barklem-Biggs
    • Gordy Symonds
    Jemaine Clement
    Jemaine Clement
    • Robin
    Stirling Gallacher
    Stirling Gallacher
    • Vivian Taylor
    Leigh Williams
    • Clive The Newsagent
    Tom Knight
    Tom Knight
    • Provost
    Claudia O'Doherty
    Claudia O'Doherty
    • Amy
    Anthony Adjekum
    • Ticket Inspector
    Christian Ballantyne
    • Scouse Guy
    • (as Chris Pybus)
    Kurt Yaeger
    Kurt Yaeger
    • The Pirate
    Pine
    • Yung Boner
    Jack Cronin
    • Shoulders
    Guy Rhys
    • Rhys
    Dan Burman
    Dan Burman
    • Arsey Festival Goer
    • Director
      • Iain Morris
    • Writers
      • Keith Akushie
      • Joe Parham
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    4bdunkley

    Some funny bits

    All in all a pretty awful film with the odd funny bit here and there. If you're a bit inbetweeners fan you'll watch it anyway but doesn't even compare.
    5southdavid

    Glaston-barely passible

    Dumped by his Uni girlfriend at Graduation, but stuck with an expensive ticket to a Summer Music Festival, Nick (played with willingness but familiarity by Joe Thomas) and his best friend Shane (Hammed Animashaun) head for a weekend of music, drugs and mud 'somewhere ..... somewhere in a field in Hampshire .... Alright'.

    Following on from the teenage grossout-embarrassment comedy trend that was reignited by the likes of "The Inbetweeners" "The Festival" is a collection of sex, pain and bodily function jokes stretched over a fairly basic plot about a character too self-absorbed to see how he sabotages all the relationships in his life. You can probably already know if this is for you or not, so what can I tell you if you're still considering it? Well, if you're in the right mood, it's was a reasonable time. There were a few laughs to be had, particularly from Jermaine Clement cameoing as Shane's mothers over familiar boyfriend and as you might imagine with some of the surprising bits of unsophisticated gags did warrant a laugh, or at least a groan. They actually did a good job of keeping many of the jokes out of the trailers but as can often be the case with comedies, realistically it's got one viewing and then it's done. I don't think I'll ever need to see it again, and if I do it won't be anything like as amusing.

    As many of the other reviews have pointed out one of the films worst failings though is familiarity. Joe Thomas is essentially playing the same character he does in both "The Inbetweeners" and "Fresh Meat" and similar things can be said for Noel Fielding and Nick Frost in their cameos. It does then fall to the less familiar stars, Hammed Animashaun and Claudia O'Doherty, as Nutty Australian Amy - to offer something new, which they do with a couple of nice B-Story plots that help keep the film ticking over.

    Fun whilst it lasts, but instantly forgettable and not worth revisiting.
    7chris_robbo_23

    Awkward, cringeworthy, but very funny!

    I went to see this movie at the cinema with my uncle and the opening scene caught us off guard completely but it set the tone for the whole film. It has some really brilliant laughs and nothing is taken too serious.

    A welcome escape from everyday life just like going to a festival or similar. A few scenes made me laugh harder than I have to any comedy in the last couple of years. The use of shock tactics and in your face awkwardness (similar to the Inbetweeners) is tactful and yet in abundance.

    This movie is what it says it is, a good old solid British comedy.
    8kosmasp

    In (between) Festival

    I only have seen the Inbetweeners movies ... but it makes sense that this advertizes itself as something along that line. This is rude, foul language, immature funny and lots of other things that you might not really agree with. But there is still so much heart in it.

    A movie that plays into or rather for people who love festivals. But even if you don't, you can have lots of fun with it. Some romance along the way and a lot of heartache too. And following your dreams .. no matter how much ... mud you have to get through.
    5zoegreen-194-798504

    10 Years Too Late

    Seems like a film that should have come out in 2008, it just seemed out of touch. Played Mr Brightside at least 3 times. There were definitely some funny moments but just the same joke formats as the inbetweeners, nothing new. Noticed a joke pinched from Peep Show (no thanks, I'm full). Overall I had a fun time going to see this movie but I will never watch it again.

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    • Trivia
      Parts of the film were filmed at Leeds Festival 2017 with actual festival goers being used as extras in the large crowd scenes.
    • Goofs
      In Nick's bedroom just before he and Shane leave for the festival, there is a box visible on a shelf with the words 'Global Puzzle.' A few seconds later this has been replaced by a different, shallower box with the title 'Impossipuzzle'.
    • Quotes

      Brother David: Are you insane?

      Amy: Glass houses, mate. You fucked a goat!

    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, this film was originally seen for advice. The distributor was advised the film was likely to be classified 18 but that their preferred 15 could be obtained by making reductions to three sequences of crude and sexual behaviour. When the film was submitted for formal classification acceptable reductions has been made the film was classified 15.
    • Connections
      Referenced in OWV Updates: Multimedia Update (03/09/2018) (2018)

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    • Release date
      • December 6, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lễ Hội
    • Filming locations
      • Ashton Court, Bristol, England, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Film4
      • Fudge Park Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,523,842
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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