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Sightseers

  • 20122012
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  • 1h 28m
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Steve Oram, Alice Lowe, and Smurf in Sightseers (2012)
Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.
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Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
29K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
12,533
1,362
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    • Director
      • Ben Wheatley
    • Writers
      • Alice Lowe
      • Steve Oram
      • Amy Jump(additional material)
    • Stars
      • Alice Lowe
      • Kenneth Hadley
      • Steve Oram
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ben Wheatley
    • Writers
      • Alice Lowe
      • Steve Oram
      • Amy Jump(additional material)
    • Stars
      • Alice Lowe
      • Kenneth Hadley
      • Steve Oram
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 135User reviews
    • 278Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 18 nominations

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    Alice Lowe
    Alice Lowe
    • Tina
    Kenneth Hadley
    Kenneth Hadley
    • Richard
    Steve Oram
    Steve Oram
    • Chris
    Eileen Davies
    Eileen Davies
    • Carol
    Roger Michael
    • Tram Conductor
    Tony Way
    Tony Way
    • Crich Tourist
    Seamus O'Neill
    • Mr. Grant
    Monica Dolan
    Monica Dolan
    • Janice
    Jonathan Aris
    Jonathan Aris
    • Ian
    Aymen Hamdouchi
    Aymen Hamdouchi
    • Chalid Sulinan
    Tom Meeten
    Tom Meeten
    • Head Shaman
    Kali Peacock
    • Hiking Shop Assistant
    Stephanie Jacob
    • Joan
    Christine Talbot
    Christine Talbot
    • Newsreader
    Richard Lumsden
    Richard Lumsden
    • Rambler
    Dominic Applewhite
    Dominic Applewhite
    • Blond Teenager
    Sara Stewart
    Sara Stewart
    • Blond Boy's Mother
    Richard Glover
    • Martin
    • Director
      • Ben Wheatley
    • Writers
      • Alice Lowe
      • Steve Oram
      • Amy Jump(additional material)
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    • Trivia
      Tony Way (Crich Tourist) is seen eating a Cornetto. This movie was Executively Produced by Edgar Wright, who directed Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), a.k.a. "the Cornetto trilogy".
    • Goofs
      Early in the film, when Tina's hair is being brushed by her mother, there is a cut to Tina with her mother visible behind her. Although we can hear her talking, her mouth is shut. Out of sync audio/visuals are a trademark of director Ben Wheatley's editing style (see also: Kill List)
    • Quotes

      Carol: Murderer.

      Tina: It was an accident, Mum.

      Carol: So were you.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sean Bradley Reviews: Free Fire (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go?
      Written by Ed Cobb / Brian Holland (as B. Holland), Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland

      Performed by Soft Cell

      Courtesy of Mercury Records (London), Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd

      Published by Burlington Music Company Ltd

    User reviews135

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    7/10
    Gory Thriller About Failed Aspirations
    SIGHTSEERS is very much a team effort: the two stars (Alice Lowe and Steve Oram) also co-wrote the script. With a distinct nod to earlier films such as Terrence Malick's BADLANDS (1973), it focuses on two lovers, Tina and Chris, who embark on a caravanning holiday that takes a decidedly bloody turn, as they dispose of several innocent victims. Ben Wheatley's cinematic style is certainly startling, with its deliberate use of out-of-sync sound, fantasy sequences, memorable short of gore and a soundtrack that includes work by Soft Cell and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. The script is deadpan yet extremely funny: both protagonists get some valuable one-liners. What is perhaps more interesting, however, is Wheatley's focus on his characters' lives; hitherto they have spent their entire existences in total anonymity: Tina has lived with her mother Carol (Eileen Davies), and lavished all her love on a favorite terrier, who was unfortunately impaled to death on some knitting-needles. The road-trip gives Tina the chance to liberate herself, just like Chris, who dreams of becoming a full-time writer after having been made redundant. The idea of "writing" is significant; it suggest the desire to leave a legacy, to inscribe oneself in the present so as to be remembered. When Chris' writing dreams come to naught, he looks for alternative ways to establish himself; hence his desire to kill so as not to be pushed around by anyone (i.e. treated as a nobody). Tina follows suit; but what Wheatley suggests is that the two of them find it very difficult to work as a team - Chris believes that Tina has plagiarized his idea, and resents her for what she has done. Two serial killers don't attract as much media attention as one. For her part, Tina learns how to acquire self-determination, even though there are moments when she doubts herself. The film's ending takes us by surprise, reminding us that the protagonists were not as much in love as we thought they were. With its Grand Guignol action taking place against a breathtaking backdrop of the rolling hills of Yorkshire and the Lake District, SIGHTSEERS is strong meat, but definitely worth staying with.
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    • Release date
      • May 10, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Turistas
    • Filming locations
      • National Tramway Museum, Crich, Derbyshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • StudioCanal
      • Film4
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £1,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $61,782
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,384
      • May 12, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,122,909
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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