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Rita, Sue and Bob Too!

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In a poor area in the north of England, impoverished teen baby sitters Rita (Siobhan Finneran) and Sue (Michelle Holmes) become involved in an affair with Bob (George Costigan), their employer, who lives with his family in a modern house on the wealthy side of town. After Bob's marriage falls apart, he begins to wonder if he is taking advantage of the girls, but they enjoy the odd relationship and use it to escape their troubled family lives, which involve alcoholism and welfare dependence.

Critics Reviews

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El Pais Staff El Pais (Spain) 06/23/2020
Rita, Sue and Bob Too feels both fresh and new, and it's significant in the genesis of the new British cinema. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Hilary Mantel The Spectator 04/11/2019
The film asks us to like [Rita and Sue] and pity them, to find them funny and to find their lives funny, but in fact the girls appear desperate and pathetic Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Creative Loafing 05/13/2014
3/4
The piece's social jabs are so unassuming that it's easy to simply accept this as a ribald comedy with dark undertones. But the criticism can indeed be located (and endorsed). Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/26/2005
3/5
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 08/27/2004
3/5
The snap, crackle, and pop of Andrea Dunbar's screenplay reveals that sex rarely solves the problems people hope it will. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 May 21 LOL, 1 hour and 35 minutes of comedy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Robert B 09/28/2023 An absolute classic! See more 05/25/2022 Pure British 80's classic! Fuckin awesome film! See more 08/18/2020 Classic film an absolute must watch film. See more 03/21/2020 The film is amazing it is a staple of Britain's films from the 80s full of comedy and if you were to ask any one they would no what it is See more 08/31/2019 Always puts a smile on my face,brilliant See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Alan Clarke

Director

Siobhan Finneran

Rita

Michelle Holmes

Sue

George Costigan

Bob

Lesley Sharp

Michelle

Willie Ross

Sue's Father

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Rita, Sue and Bob Too!

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Movie Info

Synopsis In a poor area in the north of England, impoverished teen baby sitters Rita (Siobhan Finneran) and Sue (Michelle Holmes) become involved in an affair with Bob (George Costigan), their employer, who lives with his family in a modern house on the wealthy side of town. After Bob's marriage falls apart, he begins to wonder if he is taking advantage of the girls, but they enjoy the odd relationship and use it to escape their troubled family lives, which involve alcoholism and welfare dependence.
Director
Alan Clarke
Producer
Sanford Lieberson
Screenwriter
Andrea Dunbar
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 35m