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Summary
Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 85Audiences 71GoodWatch 78
Tomatometer88%
Metascore82
Audience score74%
IMDb7.0
User score6.9
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2006
September 2, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Academy Awards2007
- Actor in a Leading Role2007Nominated
Golden Globe Awards2006
- Best Actor, Motion Picture Drama2006Nominated
BAFTA Awards2007
- Best Leading Actor2007Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards2007
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role2007Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards2006
- Best Actor2006Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 20 more30 people
- Peter O'TooleMaurice
- Leslie PhillipsIan
- Jodie WhittakerJessie
- Vanessa RedgraveValerie
- Richard GriffithsDonald
- Cathryn BradshawJillian
- BSBeatrice SavorettiWaitress
- Philip FoxDoctor
- Lolita ChakrabartiHealth Centre Nurse
- CGCarolina GiammettaHealth Centre Nurse
Kellie ShirleyRoyal Court Actress
Ashley MadekweRoyal Court Actress
Ony UhiaraRoyal Court Actress- JCJoanna CrollHospital Drama Family
- LMLiam McKennaHospital Drama Family
Meg Wynn OwenHospital Drama Family
Sam SpruellHospital Director
Tom BrookeHospital Runner
Harvey VirdiArt School Teacher- EBEmma BuckleyShop Assistant
Marlene SidawayHospital Nurse
Christine BottomleyHospital Nurse
Daniel CerqueiraSurgeon- SKSam KenyonPeriod Film Protege
Directing · 2
- Roger Michell Director
- Sue Hills Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Hanif Kureishi Screenplay
Production · 8
- Scott Rudin Executive Producer
- Tessa Ross Executive Producer
- Miles Ketley Executive Producer
- Charles Moore Executive Producer
- Kevin Loader Producer
- Fiona Weir Casting
Camera · 11
- Haris Zambarloukos Director of Photography
- Emmet Cahill Grip
- Luke Redgrave Camera Operator
- Tony Rowland Grip
- Iain Mackay Second Assistant "B" Camera
- Nick Wall Additional Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Nicolas Gaster Editor
Sound · 8
- Peter Baldock Supervising Sound Editor
- Nick Baldock Sound Effects Editor
- Danny Hambrook Sound Recordist
- James Hamilton Foley Supervisor
- Tim Alban Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Chris Treble Foley Editor
Art · 7
- John Paul Kelly Production Design
- Sophie Phillips Set Decoration
- Rob Anderson Construction Manager
- Emma MacDevitt Art Direction
- Sui Rajakaruna Assistant Art Director
- Kate Halsall Art Department Assistant
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Natalie Ward Costume Design
- Daniel Phillips Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
- Nana Fischer Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
- Martin Chitty Costume Assistant
Visual Effects · 1
- Stephen Elson Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 4
- Julian White Chief Lighting Technician
- Dan Lowe Rigging Gaffer
- Matt Wilson Electrician
- Brian Fawcett Electrician
Other crew · 2
- Alistair Hopkins Post Production Supervisor
- Lewis Ronald Video Assist Operator
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