Military Wives (2019)

With their partners away serving in Afghanistan, a group of women on the home front form a choir and quickly find themselves at the center of a media sensation and global movement.

Director:

Peter Cattaneo

Writers:

Rachel Tunnard, Rosanne Flynn

Stars:

Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Emma Lowndes

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Kate
Sharon Horgan	...	Lisa
Emma Lowndes	...	Annie
Gaby French	...	Jess
Lara Rossi	...	Ruby
Amy James-Kelly	...	Sarah
India Ria Amarteifio	...	Frankie (as India Amarteifio)
Greg Wise	...	Richard
Jason Flemyng	...	Crooks
Laura Checkley	...	Maz
Laura Elphinstone	...	Helen
Roxy Faridany	...	Dawn
Robbie Gee	...	Red
Stephen Thompson	...	Stuart
Robert Whitelock	...	Malc

Storyline

Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives choirs, the story celebrates a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base. As unexpected bonds of friendship flourish, music and laughter transform their lives, helping each other to overcome their fears for loved ones in combat.

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | singing | husband wife relationship | singer | song | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some strong language and sexual references

Did You Know?

Trivia

Most of the indoor scenes, including the coffee morning and song rehearsals, were filmed at Kingston Upon Thames.

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Goofs

Describing someone's voice as a "minor tone", as Kate does in the early scene where they're trying to sort altos from sopranos, is not something anyone has ever done in the entire history of vocal training. It makes absolutely no musical sense at all and it's revealing of how little actual research the filmmakers did.

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Quotes

Lisa: [about the singing at the very first choir rehearsal] It was like incantations of a bunch of witches.

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Connections

References Top Gear (2002)

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Soundtracks

Time After Time
Written by Rob Hyman, Cyndi Lauper
Performed by Cast
Published by Rella Music Corp/ Sony/ATV
All rights on behalf of Dub Notes
administed by Warner Chappell North America Ltd

User Reviews

I gave it a very weak 6

We all know the story. This should have been amazing. But it was very weak. It failed to find the real magic. It cut out Gareth. It didn't use the music. Instead it went for awful beret wearing, saluting with the wrong arm and cringing stereotypes.

I was annoyingly disappointed with this. A tiny bit of humour but that was it. I felt nothing. And the climax was woeful.

Watch it on a damp Sunday (or pandemic) but don't expect too much. Sorry.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 May 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Military Wives

Filming Locations:

Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England, UK

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,549,863

Company Credits

Production Co:

42, Ingenious Media, Koliko Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 112 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1