Esio Trot

2015

1 hr. 28 min.

Romance

Comedy

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100+ Ratings

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Retired bachelor Mr. Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbor Mrs. Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie, until Mr. Hoppy hatches an audacious plan to win her love.

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What a lovely movie !

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/05/19

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5.8/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2SM

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Very Lovely movie , bit fun , bit romance ....and 101 Turtles .

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Based on an personally unfamiliar Roald Dahl novel and as expected it has a fantastic story. Mr Hoppy is a retired bachelor and madly in love with the just as old Mrs Silver. He is way too shy to just tell her and when he tries it all fall apart. Mrs Silver get's a turtle, Alfie, and she wants it to grow bigger. Good luck then, that Mr Hoppy knows an Afrikan poem that she can tell little Alfie three times a day to make him grow a whole lot. This little trick from Mr Hoppy is charming, but is it rewarding him anything? Superb acted out by Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench as the two leads. Well told by a narrator that's also taking part of the film. Neat camerawork and solid, sweet humor for all ages. This film impressed me big time - weird that it's so off the radar. One of the sweeter films I've seen I believe. 7.5 out of 10 turtles.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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nilufer e

It was a lovely movie about elderly romance that I've never heard about before. Performances were sublime and the story was cute. It was also an amazing atmosphere. Quite enjoyed it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Lovely, good hearted film

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Dearbhla Walsh

Director

Dustin Hoffman

Mr Hoppy

Judi Dench

Mrs Silver

James Corden

Actor

Richard Cordery

Mr Pringle

Katie Lyons

Philip's Mother

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Tracey Petherick

Common Sense Media

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot has a quiet intensity, combining humor and silliness with poignancy and, occasionally, melancholy.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 25, 2021

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Prairie Miller

Critical Women

A decidedly daffy, rather ridiculously resplendent reptilian elder romance, don't ask. And in which Dustin Hoffman pulls off a highly peculiar Peeping Tom with enormous heart, even if on the weirdly borderline unhinged side.

Dec 30, 2014

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Synopsis

Retired bachelor Mr. Hoppy is hopelessly in love with his neighbor Mrs. Silver, but she is only interested in her pet tortoise Alfie, until Mr. Hoppy hatches an audacious plan to win her love.

Director: Dearbhla Walsh
Screenwriter: Paul Mayhew-Archer
Production Co: BBC
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English

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