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Career Girls

Play trailer Poster for Career Girls R Released Aug 8, 1997 1h 27m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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88% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Annie (Lynda Steadman) is meeting up with her old college pal Hannah (Katrin Cartlidge) for the first time since they graduated six years ago. They bonded in school, despite their differences; now they've become more mature and put their old problems behind them -- or so they think. Once they reunite, Annie realizes that she hasn't fully overcome her past anxieties, while Hannah learns that she is still too insensitive to the feelings of others. Both women hope to some make changes.
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Outwardly modest but carried along by Mike Leigh's deft direction, Career Girls gradually accumulates power as a study of shared history.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 3.5/4 Jul 12, 2002 Full Review Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 4/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Career Girls is a different kind of Leigh film, not only for the division of its themes but also for the formal ways in which the director balances them. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 2, 2022 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It manages to be uninteresting, slight and bleak, while desperately trying to find something to say about the human condition. Rated: C May 6, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jun 18, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This is exactly what making friends at uni and keeping up with some and running into others is like, as usual just an amazing Mike Leigh portrayal of times of our lives. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review michael a I love this movie so much that I street viewed all the movie locations. Its a beautiful and honest portrait of what it was like being a student in the 90s and the oddball characters life throws at you. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review s r Odd, but very English. It has its 90s moments, but I don't think I need to see it again. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review ashley h Career Girls is a decent film. It is about two women reunite and rekindle their friendship after graduating college. Katrin Cartlidge and Lynda Steadman give okay performances. The script is a little slow. Mike Leigh did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The late Katrin Cartlidge plays a very major role in bringing what appears to be a character study of two old college friends attempting to reconnect to be a very sharp and observant commentary on human nature. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member very, very funny and yet, poignant too. great performances from the two actresses playing the protagonists. very bittersweet, brilliant actually. not sure it'd be appreciated by younger (read: 20s) females , or dudes. a rather "reminisce about the days,reflect about life" kinda movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Mike Leigh

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Katrin Cartlidge

Hannah

Lynda Steadman

Annie

Kate Byers

Claire

Mark Benton

Ricky

Andy Serkis

Mr. Evans

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Synopsis Annie (Lynda Steadman) is meeting up with her old college pal Hannah (Katrin Cartlidge) for the first time since they graduated six years ago. They bonded in school, despite their differences; now they've become more mature and put their old problems behind them -- or so they think. Once they reunite, Annie realizes that she hasn't fully overcome her past anxieties, while Hannah learns that she is still too insensitive to the feelings of others. Both women hope to some make changes.
Director
Mike Leigh
Producer
Simon Channing Williams
Screenwriter
Mike Leigh
Distributor
October Films
Production Co
Channel 4 Television Corporation, Matrix Films, Channel Four Films, Thin Man Films
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 8, 1997, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 6, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.5M
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1), 35mm