Mr. Pip

PG-13

Released Nov 7, 2014

1h 55m

Drama

War

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47%

17 Reviews

Tomatometer

62%

1,000+ Ratings

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While civil war rages on her island, a girl immerses herself in an imaginary world which fuses the Victorian London of "Great Expectations" with the environment and people she knows.

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ranazonce s

If you have a naive notion that people are all good, please don't watch this film. If you know that humans are both evil and sublime, then watch this fascinating story of the dance between the two and perhaps understand as I did how neither time, distance, race, religion, color or creed makes a difference in what makes us all human

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/07/23

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Felix T

Hugh Laurie was outstanding compared to what I was expected. The tone shift halfway through the flick left me cold. I had no desire to see such brutality.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/29/22

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Indian c

Mr Pip is shocking, brutal and disturbing. However, the plot does not start until the halfway mark, which may bore some viewers. There are also many unnecessary scenes that were likely added to pad Mr. Pip's runtime. The ending is also very bad, along with some atrocious performances. Final Score: 55/100

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/24/21

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mike v

Mr. Pip is a 2012 New Zealand film written and directed by Andrew Adamson 🍿 It's ok, but I feel mixed about this one 😉 I'd recommend it if you like this genre, but if not then probably give it a miss 👍🏼👎🏼 WHEN THEY NEEDED HOPE, HE GAVE THEM GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I expected a heart-warming piece of fluff (not generally what I watch, but hey, Hugh Laurie). This movie is much more than that. Try "coming of age on a war-torn island with the help of Charles Dickens and a wonderful teacher." Which sounds a little sappy but most definitely is not.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

song language story and the point of it context

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

It's a weak-tea imitation at best.

Rated: 2.5/4

Nov 6, 2014

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

It's not a perfect film but it's not often you get one that sings literature's praises so eloquently, and that makes up for a lot.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 3, 2014

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Mr. Pip doesn't start going seriously awry until its second half, when things get more eventful in ways that are compacted from the novel yet seem more disconnected.

Nov 3, 2014

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Adapted from the best-selling novel by Lloyd Jones, Mr. Pip is a movie coming from a good place, destined to take you to a bad place.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 17, 2020

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Lynden Barber

Limelight

What [director Andrew Adamson] hasn't been able to do is pull off the story's central narrative shock in a way that preserves its unity rather than splitting it right down the middle.

Jan 3, 2018

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

... has difficulty finding cohesion among its divergent elements.

Dec 31, 2014

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Synopsis

While civil war rages on her island, a girl immerses herself in an imaginary world which fuses the Victorian London of "Great Expectations" with the environment and people she knows.

Director: Andrew Adamson
Producer: Tim Coddington, Timothy White, Daniel Revers
Screenwriter: Andrew Adamson
Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
Production Co: Olympus Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Mature Thematic Material|Disturbing Situations|Brief Language|Violence and Threat)
Genre: Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 7, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2015
Runtime: 1h 55m