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The sleepy English hamlet of Little Wallop is about to receive a rude awakening, as the absent-minded Reverend Walter Goodman, his dissatisfied wife Gloria, and their two children, Holly and Petey, await the arrival of their new housekeeper, Grace Hawkins. Gloria is a woman struggling to cope. Her teenage daughter's a nymphomaniac, her young son's the perennial target for the local bullies,... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign and Comedy |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 43 min. |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for sexual situations and some strong language. |
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| Distributors: |
ThinkFilm
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,618,957 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...a dark comedy that's a little light on laughs." more...
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B- |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"Only the architecturally refined bone structure of Kristin Scott Thomas' face rescues Keeping Mum from full-on tedium." more...
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C- |
Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...one of those dutifully daft British diddles..." more...
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B- |
Hollywood Reporter, Kirk Honeycutt
"Amusing dark English comedy produces its share of chuckles." more...
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B |
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