Sirens

R

Released Mar 4, 1994

1h 34m

Comedy

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72%

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32 Reviews

41%

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5,000+ Ratings

In 1930s Australia, Anglican clergyman Anthony Campion (Hugh Grant) and his prim wife, Estella (Tara Fitzgerald), are asked to visit noted painter Norman Lindsay (Sam Neill), whose planned contribution to an international art exhibit is considered blasphemous. While Campion and Lindsay debate, Estella finds herself drawn to the three beautiful models sitting for the painter's current work, freethinking Sheela (Elle Macpherson), sensual Pru (Kate Fischer) and virginal Giddy (Portia De Rossi).

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: B-

Sep 7, 2011

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The result is a good-hearted, whimsical movie which makes no apologies for the beauty of the human body and yet never feels sexually obsessed. Strange: it's not often you smile this much during an erotic film.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Jeff Simon

Buffalo News

It can be pleasant and distracting to watch but it ends up to be cutesy of all things.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 29, 2024

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Quentin Curtis

Independent on Sunday

The surprise casting is not MacPherson but Sam Neill.

Dec 8, 2017

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

A class act. Great performances.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 19, 2008

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Kevin P

Good dialogue regarding the role of art in society and (separately) human sexuality.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Audience Member

I loved it. It's thought provoking, funny, scenic and outrageous. Tara Fitzgerald and Sam Neil make it even more fun.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Softcore porn and still bad

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

I actually watched this movie back in the day. Hugh Grant was the hottest thing in Hollywood at the time. What a confusing, nonsensical mess of a movie. The nudity is what drove the film. Looking at voluptuous beauties of the day certainly had its charm. But this movie lacks any type of moral compass. Only depraved film critics would find this movie amusing and worthy of anything.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

But it's so cute and funny and humorous, and those things so often missing from films that try to make out that female sexuality is a good thing. It pushes the boundaries of sex-symbolism with plenty of excellent Australian imagery... snakes toppling teacups, wombats with heads stuck in chairs, blue-tongues flicking tongues, trains smoking through gorges, women tied to dead trees infront of expansive mountain backdrops, great big white horses ridden by nude-model bushmen.... All hilarious and cute!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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scott m

Silly little movie about sexual tension and a woman who doesn't want to be a prude anymore. Doesn't work. The movie seems like a kid wrote it. Hugh Grant is embarrassingly terrible. I will never understand how he became famous.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

In 1930s Australia, Anglican clergyman Anthony Campion (Hugh Grant) and his prim wife, Estella (Tara Fitzgerald), are asked to visit noted painter Norman Lindsay (Sam Neill), whose planned contribution to an international art exhibit is considered blasphemous. While Campion and Lindsay debate, Estella finds herself drawn to the three beautiful models sitting for the painter's current work, freethinking Sheela (Elle Macpherson), sensual Pru (Kate Fischer) and virginal Giddy (Portia De Rossi).

Director: John Duigan
Producer: Sue Milliken, Sarah Radclyffe
Production Co: Samson Productions Pty Ltd
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 4, 1994, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8M
Runtime: 1h 34m

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