Summary
When wistful introvert Alan Furnace meets quick-witted bombshell Beatrice, he has no idea of her secret life as "B. Monkey" -- the top thief-for-hire in London's criminal underworld. Charmed by Furnace's innocent and chivalrous ways, Beatrice resolves to reform.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 55Audiences 59GoodWatch 56
Tomatometer60%
Metascore49
User score6.1
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.0/5
IMDb5.9
Audience score54%
Running time
1 h 34 min
Shorter than most romances, −13 min on the typical 107
typical 10794Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 40 more
Released
1999
July 15, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
RomanceCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchItalianMade in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 14 more26 people
- Asia ArgentoBeatrice
- Jared HarrisAlan Furnace
- Rupert EverettPaul Neville
- Jonathan Rhys MeyersBruno
- Julie T. WallaceMrs. Sturge
- Ian HartSteve Davis
- Tim WoodwardFrank Rice
- Bryan PringleGoodchild
Clare HigginsMs. Cherry
Marc WarrenTerence- CGCamilo GallardoBarman
- MCMichael CarlinCarlo
Paul IrelandBarman (Kings Head)- CCCatherine CarterJoy
- KMKitty McGeeverJudith
Amanda BoxerTory Lady
Vincent ReganJohnny Hart
Kerry ShaleTexan
Seretta WilsonTexan Wife
Eddie MarsanYoung Thug- JHJason HowardRicky Sturge
- TCTony CyrusAlgerian Man
Paul AngelisGangster- RMRobin McCallumManager
Directing · 1
- Michael Radford Director, Scenario Writer
Writing · 3
- Chloe King Writer
- Andrew Davies Novel
- Michael Thomas Scenario Writer
Production · 9
- Nik Powell Executive Producer
- Stephen Woolley Producer
- Colin Vaines Producer
- Sharon Howard-Field Casting
- Karen Lindsay-Stewart Casting
- Harvey Weinstein Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Ashley Rowe Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Joëlle Hache Editor
Sound · 2
- Jennie Muskett Original Music Composer
- Luis Bacalov Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Sophie Becher Production Design
- David Hindle Art Direction
- Careen Hertzog Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Valentin Breton Des Loys Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Greg Powell Stunt Coordinator
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