Alan Partridge

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Alan Partridge

R

Released Apr 4, 2014

1h 29m

Comedy

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Radio host Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) gets a chance to boost his sagging career by serving as a liaison between police and his former co-host (Colm Meaney), who has taken hostages at their radio station.

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Critics Consensus

The Alan Partridge movie ditches the TV series' nuanced humor for something broader, and succeeds in presenting the character on a global scale.

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Laurence Phelan

Independent (UK)

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa...does play to the character's strengths, giving him reams of carefully honed comic writing disguised as casual malapropisms and off-the-cuff banter.

Oct 24, 2018

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

I love the character of Alan Partridge so much... He is a genius creation; just wrong enough and inappropriate enough and narcissistic enough to be comic, but never so wrong he's entirely unbelievable or unsympathetic.

Sep 5, 2018

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Hopping from small to big screen is a trick few manage. This wisely and bravely keeps it small-scale and local - playing out like a slightly over-stretched TV special rather than a doomed attempt to lap-dance to Hollywood with A Good Day To Die Partridge

Rated: 4/5

Sep 5, 2017

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

Coogan is on typically brilliant form here: every line is delivered with his characteristically impeccable timing, and he’s full of the inspired energy that originally made Alan such a hit when the character debuted in the ‘90s.

Oct 14, 2023

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Robert Sims

Lights Camera Austin

Part of Alan Partridge's charm is that it is defiantly British in the targets it seeks out.

Jan 22, 2022

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

So have your wits about you, and be prepared to laugh hard and often. Sometimes against your better judgment.

Rated: 3/5

May 5, 2020

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Daniel R

Foot like a traction engine

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Pat B

Pure genius. Steve Coogan, Felicity Montagu, and the whole gang just nail it. I loved every minute.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/30/24

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Oliver A

Quite possibly the funniest film of the decade. This is Steve Coogan at his absolute best supported by stellar writing and exceptional performances from Tim Key, Colm Meaney and Felicity Montagu. The laughs are constant and range from painfully clever to downright silly and you enjoy every single one. Truly exceptional.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/07/23

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bill f

Great fun! I didn't think the magnificent TV series would transfer to the large screen, but it works and there are some great gags throughout. AhhHaaa!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/09/23

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Audience Member

So terribly British !

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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liam s

When his mission goes horribly wrong, the cops are called. There's a lot of over-the-top comedy here. The greatest of British comedy. Like Hot Fuzz, this is a small town film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/22

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Synopsis

Radio host Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) gets a chance to boost his sagging career by serving as a liaison between police and his former co-host (Colm Meaney), who has taken hostages at their radio station.

Director: Declan Lowney
Producer: Kevin Loader, Henry Normal
Screenwriter: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons, Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Baby Cow Productions
Rating: R (Language|Brief Violence|Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $153.3K
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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