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By Sue B (570) on 13 Jul 2015

Screwball fun! McDormand and Adams took their parts and ran with them…

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By Beingryanjude (584) on 02 Jul 2015

We've lived through many fish out of water' comedies - Miss Pettigrew is able to elevate the genre and make something meaningful…

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By Ashleigh M (25) on 27 Jun 2015

Totally underrated. It's adorable. Both female leads are wonderful, Amy Adams especially captivating. Funny and very smart :)…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 15 Jun 2015

In trying to recapture the spirit of classic '30s screwball comedies, the film too often mistakes manic energy for wit, and it ends on a note…

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By Susan B (339) on 05 Jun 2015

This is a cute little movie that you won't think about once it's over, but it still has its charms. I think Amy Adams is adorable…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 17 Apr 2015

Style is a tricky, elusive thing, and this film doesn’t so much have it as strive for it, constantly…

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By Yasmin T (44) on 15 Apr 2015

Delightful and fun to watch, but it could have used just a bit more depth considering we are in London and Nazi bombers are overhead…

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By Susan J (88) on 22 Feb 2015

Delightful! A wonderful period piece about generation gaps and perspectives…

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By Carina Chocano (358) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 27 Oct 2014

Bharat Nalluri directs with a light touch and a great eye for costumes and sets, which are gorgeous enough to make up for any contrivances…

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By Guilherme N (299) on 28 Aug 2014

3/5 ---A cutesy movie about the choice of love in our life, and what we choose to sacrifice our future selves or not for he present…

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By Molly R (320) on 17 Aug 2014

One of the best rom coms I've seen in years. Humor is sophisticated and subtle, and the thing has got heart, lot's of it…

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By Matthew Sorrento (173) for Film Threat (5,156) on 16 Aug 2014

Plays like a breeze and ends before we know it. In the current state of cinema, all we can hope for is one like this per year…

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By Rb S (27) on 08 Aug 2014

Beautiful... the story, set, actors... all wonderful…

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By Lasttimeisaw (246) on 18 Jul 2014

At times, it is axiomatically wholesome to watch a film stars Amy Adams, this 2008 indie fare directed by a relatively unknown name Bharat…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 07 Jun 2014

The film's flaws are nothing compared with the pleasures it offers, chiefly in its unapologetic pursuit of old-fashioned sweetness and romance…

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By Lluvia A (24) on 30 May 2014

A happy-go-lucky kind of comedy that really shows the spirit of the 1940's…

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By Lauren B (693) on 17 May 2014

Money or love? That is the question--This Miss is bliss! McDormand is enchanting in the title role and Adams is charming…

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By Orlok W (1,270) on 17 May 2014

Money or love? That is the question--This Miss is bliss! McDormand is enchanting in the title role and Adams is charming…

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By Eva M (99) on 08 May 2014

Nice enough. The best thing were the costumes and the superb soundtrack…

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By Hannah M (863) on 29 Mar 2014

The development of the characters is absolutely phenomenal thanks in part to a wonderful cast of seasoned actors and actresses…

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