Career Girls

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Career Girls

R

Released Aug 8, 1997

1h 27m

Comedy

Drama

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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.

Critics Consensus

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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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Mike Leigh's films realize that for most people, most days, life consists of the routine of earning a living, broken by fleeting thoughts of where our efforts will someday take us.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Brian Eggert

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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

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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

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jun 18, 2005

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 3/5

May 20, 2005

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Judith Egerton

Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

More modest and less involving than Secrets & Lies.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 6, 2004

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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