Harold is an ordinary man who has passed through life, living on the side lines, until he goes to post...
Harold is an ordinary man who has passed through life, living on the side lines, until he goes to post a letter one day...and just keeps walking. From BAFTA-winning director Hettie Macdonald (Normal People), adapting the novel by Rachel Joyce and starring Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent.
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80 %30 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
73 %51 reviewsAudience score rating
"Broadbent never puts a blistered foot wrong..."
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The Straits Times
The Straits Times"Broadbent is terrific, but everyone in front of and behind the camera is making smart decisions, every step of the way."
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Stuff
Stuff"It is immediately one of the great movies about ageing and regret, up there with 45 Years and The Straight Story."
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The Times
The Times"Well-regarded books don't always make a smooth transition to the screen."
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The Australian
The Australian"A very English odyssey."
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Financial Times
Financial Times"Broadbent and Wilton are as reliable as ever, but this tear-jerker mostly feels removed from real human emotion."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Propelled so expertly by Broadbent and the marvellous Penelope Wilton that the mawkishness (of the novel) rarely surfaces."
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Daily Mail
Daily Mail"(A) sad and quirky story that is undermined by its implausibility..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"(Macdonald) has a careful way with her actors, even in walk-on roles."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"A tremendously moving concept... Where it flounders is in the lack of visual imagination and supporting-character texture."
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Little White Lies
Little White LiesThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Details
- Rating
- 12A, infrequent strong language, drug misuse, suicide, moderate sex references
- Runtime
- 108
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- UK
