Saving Grace

R

Released Sep 1, 2000

1h 34m

Comedy

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63%

90 Reviews

Tomatometer

83%

10,000+ Ratings

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Brenda Blethyn stars as Grace Trevethen, whose late husband jumped out of a plane without a parachute. Grace has been left with a manor on the Cornish Coast - and the massive, suffocating mountain of debt her husband had been secretly amassing. Now, with creditors and repossessors on her heels, Grace is faced with the prospect of losing everything. Desperate times call for desperate measures, so when Grace is asked to tend an ailing, if illicit, plant she gets an outrageous idea.

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Critics Consensus

The plot and basis for jokes are slight, but Saving Grace is indeed saved by some charming performances, most notably Brenda Blethyn's.

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Alejandro E

It's not easy being green. The friendly side of marijuana in a British comedy with no other purpose than to entertain and it does it quite well, enough to easily bring out more than one smile.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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dave j

After Grace (Brenda Blethyn) hence the title attending the funeral of her late husband's passing soon finds out later that he left her with a great amount of debt. And because she has no job nor experience and a senior citizen she gets herself involve in the marijuana business suggested by her hired gardener, friend and confident, Mathew played by Craig Ferguson who was also credited as co-producer and co-writer.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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steve d

It was too dark and depressing for my taste. It's tone was confused.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I had a right good laugh watching it really made me smile and a good story line the ending could have been a bit better but all together a great film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Absolutely a brilliant hilarious film, the cast, writing, production is 100% brilliance. One of my all time favourites and Brenda is amazing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

One of the best of British comedies. Very funny.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/11/23

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Nigel Cole

Director

Brenda Blethyn

Grace

Craig Ferguson

Matthew

Martin Clunes

Dr. Bamford

Tchéky Karyo

Jacques Chevalier

Jamie Foreman

China MacFarlane

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Michael Thomson

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The script has been worked on to great effect so that the timing of the comedy is just right, the punchlines are delivered in all the proper places, and there is breathing space in between the bouts of increasing comic madness.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

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Rated: C+

Sep 7, 2011

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Edward Lawrenson

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In trying too hard to convince us what good eggs his characters are, Cole creates a shapeless, dramatically unengaging movie.

Dec 2, 2002

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Synopsis

Brenda Blethyn stars as Grace Trevethen, whose late husband jumped out of a plane without a parachute. Grace has been left with a manor on the Cornish Coast - and the massive, suffocating mountain of debt her husband had been secretly amassing. Now, with creditors and repossessors on her heels, Grace is faced with the prospect of losing everything. Desperate times call for desperate measures, so when Grace is asked to tend an ailing, if illicit, plant she gets an outrageous idea.

Director: Nigel Cole
Producer: Xavier Marchand, Cat Villiers
Screenwriter: Craig Ferguson, Mark Crowdy, Mark Crowdy
Distributor: Fine Line Features, New Line Home Video [us]
Production Co: Sky Pictures, Homerun Productions, Rich Pickings, Portman Entertainment Group, Wave Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Drug Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 1, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.1M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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