Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.
Not for brutality, scares or adrenaline.
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Eric PortmanThomas Colpeper, JP
Sheila SimAlison Smith
Dennis PricePeter Gibbs
John SweetBob Johnson
Charles HawtreyThomas Duckett
Esmond KnightNarrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Hay PetrieWoodcock
George MerrittNed Horton
Edward RigbyJim Horton
Freda JacksonPrudence Honeywood
Eliot MakehamOrganist
Esma CannonAgnes
Wallace BoscoA. R. P. Worker
Charles PatonErnie Brooks
Jane MillicanSusanna Foster
Michael GoldenSergt. Smale
John SlaterSergt. Len
Graham MoffattSergt. Stuffy
Judith FurseDorothy Bird
Margaret ScudamoreMrs Colpeper
Joss AmblerPolice Inspector
Eric MaturinGeoffrey's Father
George HallPolice Superintendent (uncredited)Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
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GoodWatch score 68August 21, 1944 · 2 h 5 min · NR
Cobweb of Disuse, Mythology Gag, Time Skip +9
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In the United States, A Canterbury Tale streams on fuboTV and Criterion, and it is free with ads on Plex, The Roku, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 3 other countries.
Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 85). Critics rate it higher (90 out of 100) than audiences (75).
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for hopefulness and 7 for wholesome.
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and dialogue centrality (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
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