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Flirting

R Released Nov 14, 1992 1h 40m Comedy Drama List
96% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 77% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
In this sequel to "The Year My Voice Broke," Danny Embling (Noah Taylor) leaves home to attend an all-male boarding school. An all-female prep school is located nearby, and, over a series of joint social activities, Embling falls under the spell of one of its more freethinking students: Thandiwe Adjewa (Thandie Newton), who comes from Uganda. But their quietly developing romance is threatened by racial prejudice and Danny's awkwardness in affairs of the heart.
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A terrific follow-up to The Year My Voice Broke, Flirting is a teen movie worth watching, thanks to emotionally engaging performances and an endearing script.

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Phillipa Bloom Empire Magazine An absolute gem, and a treat not to be missed. Rated: 4/5 Aug 8, 2012 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Not only worthy of its fine predecessor, this tender, perceptive, and gorgeously acted memory piece may even surpass it in subtlety, feeling, and depth of characterization. Aug 8, 2012 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Miles ahead of the average teen film, Flirting is a most agreeable sequel to John Duigan's earlier pic The Year My Voice Broke. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Malcolm Johnson Hartford Courant As played out by the witty but shy Taylor and the softly radiant Thandie Newton, the romance rises far above the routine "teenagers-in-love" movie. May 31, 2018 Full Review TV Guide An intelligently written and marvelously acted coming-of-age tale set in rural Australia in the 1960s. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 8, 2012 Full Review Film4 Truthful and compassionate. Aug 8, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member very well acting, follows the lives of adolescence very closely, and some palpable chemistry facing radical politics and the racial prejudice Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Manages to tackle many heady subjects in a lovely coming of age story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review scott m Story about girl and a boy who are forced to sneak around to see each other at two very strict boarding schools. One of the more under-rated romantic movies about teens ever made. I really like this movie. Plus Thandie Newton, Nicole Kidman, and Noami Watts before they were stars. See it for them alone. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review andrey k Flirting is a clever teen movie with the talented cast and strong direction. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member From the movie poster and the thumbnail of the trailer you'd think the focus is all on Nicole Kidman, but no, this film defies its own description. So masterfully done, so beautiful, so powerful. This was the second in what was supposed to be a trilogy and it's the kind of story that lets you finish with your own imagination. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Unnerving sentimentality. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this sequel to "The Year My Voice Broke," Danny Embling (Noah Taylor) leaves home to attend an all-male boarding school. An all-female prep school is located nearby, and, over a series of joint social activities, Embling falls under the spell of one of its more freethinking students: Thandiwe Adjewa (Thandie Newton), who comes from Uganda. But their quietly developing romance is threatened by racial prejudice and Danny's awkwardness in affairs of the heart.
Director
John Duigan
Producer
Terry Hayes, George Miller, Doug Mitchell
Screenwriter
John Duigan
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company, Warner Bros.
Production Co
Kennedy Miller Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 14, 1992, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.4M
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Surround