Anita & Me

2002

1 hr. 33 min.

Comedy

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75%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

58%

1,000+ Ratings

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A 12-year-old (Chandeep Uppal) befriends her new neighbor (Anna Brewster), a wild teenager who has a dysfunctional family.

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A nice little movie to chill to on a Sunday afternoon

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/10/19

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I really enjoyed this movie. I was shocked, although already knowing from history books, how minorities were treated. I also liked the fact that Meena spent the whole film aspiring to be someone else, someone more acceptable to that generation, only to find that you have to be proud of who you are in order to love yourself.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Quite funny & pretty charming :-)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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An interesting and different film that was enjoyable and funny.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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"I was the first person in this village to ingest a scallop. If that's what progress tastes like, you can keep it!"

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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It's not a terrible entry into the comedy world by far, but "Anita & Me" simply glosses over violence and systematic racism too easily for it to ever mean anything. The performances are good, with some questionable Birmingham accents at some points, and the plot is nice and even, but it can't help the lack of entertainment and the feel of some minor exploitation.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Metin Hüseyin

Director

Chandeep Uppal

Meena Kumar

Anna Brewster

Anita Rutter

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Mr. Kumar

Ayesha Dharkar

Mrs. Daljeet Kumar

Kathy Burke

Mrs. Rutter

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A cracking British cast — Lynn Redgrave, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Omid Djalili, Mark Williams — help to support some of the flimsier moments.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Jun 1, 2003

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BBC.com

Rated: 4/5

Nov 26, 2002

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Charlotte Harrison

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A sweet coming-of-age tale about finding your identity and your voice.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Enjoyable and funny, but there's not that much to it.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 22, 2006

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Matthew Turner

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There's good support too, especially from Kathy Burke, who steals the film with a short, under-stated burst of classy acting in a key scene ...

Rated: 3/5

Jul 22, 2006

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Synopsis

A 12-year-old (Chandeep Uppal) befriends her new neighbor (Anna Brewster), a wild teenager who has a dysfunctional family.

Director: Metin Hüseyin
Executive Producer: Paul Trijbits, David M. Thompson, Paul Raphael, Bill Allan, Tristan Whalley
Screenwriter: Meera Syal
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Aug 8, 2006
Sound Mix: Surround