This Beautiful Fantastic

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This Beautiful Fantastic

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2017

1h 32m

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Drama

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A reclusive young woman who dreams of becoming a children's author finds an unlikely mentor in the rich curmudgeon who lives next door.

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

Depending on how you take your twee - sparingly or, as is the case in this preciously concocted tale of English misfits, slathered like marmalade over a crumpet - it will either delight or quickly cloy.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 16, 2017

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Rex Reed

Observer

A charming, beautifully photographed modern fairy tale about love and gardening, This Beautiful Fantastic is worth seeing in spite of its dumb deterrent of a title.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 15, 2017

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

A very low-stakes fairy tale, wrapped in a strained garden metaphor.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 10, 2017

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Jim Ross

TAKE ONE Magazine

All the actors are talented, but there's nothing to bite on to. This empty lacking. This quirky cutesy. This sugary syrupy. This irksome irritating. THIS BEAUTIFUL FANTASTIC.

Feb 13, 2020

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Sarah Cartland

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A slight, sweet tale about would-be novelist Bella whose life is governed by rules and checks until she tackles her overgrown garden. It doesn't even try to be subtle with the gardening and spreading your wings metaphors but its four misfits are engaging.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 8, 2018

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

An ostensible fairy tale of the creative life in London that tries too hard to be eccentric, while also trying too hard to be grounded and realistic. This is one of those idiosyncrasies that you really can't have both ways.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 16, 2018

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Adam Z

Effectively, a very bad Richard Curtiss film, but by someone else. Half a star because they managed to point the camera in the right direction. Perhaps it would work better with the sound turned off and the audience making up their own story to the pictures?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/08/25

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Cid K

Just the most delightful movie, with superb acting and a touch of magic!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

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James G

Perfect Sunday viewing. Bella is so likeable and her character develops at a healthy pace. Quirky and easy on the senses.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/11/24

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Audience Member

Good movie but it reminded me of Amelie. I even looked up to see if the director or producer did Amelie in 2001. The style of music to the zoomed in photography were Trademark of Amelie. Also in Amelie it was her mom & dad that had obsessive neatness. And the hairstyle; the ”bob” of the young girl, etc. Amelie had a stair bob tho. I think they tried to copy elements of Amelie, but not anywhere as great of a movie as Amelie was. I have the DVD; 📀 seen AMELIE many times.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Wolfram J

Manche kritisieren die Vorhersehbarkeit, aber sind nicht alle Filme irgendwie vorhersehbar, und wie lange halten Überraschungen vor. Der Film ist charmant, er spricht bzw. er spricht mich unmittelbar menschlich an. Die als Narrativ eingeschobenen Textpassagen überzeugen vor allem gegen Ende durch eine hohe sprachliche Qualität. Einen gewissen Mangel in der Geschichte erkenne ich allerdings in den offenen Enden: Der Witwer mit den Zwillingsmädchen bleibt in der Story als Lücke stehen. Die Parallelität zweier sich anbahnender Liebesbeziehungen bleibt unaufgelöst.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/22/23

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Janice M

I loved this enchanting feel good movie. Of course it's not reality which is the reason I liked it so well I guess. I loved the friendships and the grumpy old man. I'd love to live like that, near friends. Being raised by ducks is a little improbable but it's not supposed to be probable. It made me laugh and feel warm inside. I've watched it twice already.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/03/23

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A reclusive young woman who dreams of becoming a children's author finds an unlikely mentor in the rich curmudgeon who lives next door.

Director: Simon Aboud
Producer: Christine Alderson, Monika Bacardi, Andrea Iervolino, Kami Naghdi
Screenwriter: Simon Aboud
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Ipso Facto Productions
Rating: PG (Some Thematic Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 20, 2017
Runtime: 1h 32m

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