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Summary
Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+20)
Critics 100Audiences 80GoodWatch 89
Tomatometer100%
Audience score91%
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.8/5
IMDb7.3
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1993
September 9, 1993
33 years ago
Genres
DramaCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
César Awards1994
- Best Foreign Film1994Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 more24 people
- Bruce JonesBob
- JBJulie BrownAnne
- GPGemma PhoenixColeen
- Ricky TomlinsonTommy
- Tom HickeyFather Barry
- MFMike FallonJimmy
- RRRonnie RaveyButcher
- LBLee BrennanIrishman
- Karen HenthornYoung Mother
- CAChristine AbbottMay
- GWGeraldine WardTracey
- William AshJoe
- MCMatthew ClucasSean
- AJAnna JaskolkaShop Assistant
- JJJonathan JamesTansey
- ABAnthony BodellTed
- BMBob MullaneTed's Mate
- JMJack MarsdenMike
- JCJimmy ColemanDixie (as Jim R. Coleman)
- GMGeorge MossDean
- JRJackie RichmondClub Steward
- DADerek AlleynFactory Boss
- Tony AudenshawDrug Pusher
- Little TonyCliff
Directing · 1
- Ken Loach Director
Writing · 1
- Jim Allen Writer
Production · 1
- Sally Hibbin Producer
Camera · 1
- Barry Ackroyd Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jonathan Morris Editor
Sound · 1
- Stewart Copeland Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Fergus Clegg Art Direction
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