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Great Expectations

2012 · 128 min

A lush, somber costume drama that lingers on longing and class anxiety, handsome but a little stiff.

Directed by
Mike Newell
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Jeremy Irvine, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes
Tagline
Prepare for a life of great expectations.
Overview
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

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Stream in the UK
  • Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Mike Newell
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Jeremy Irvine, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • love
  • identity
  • obsession
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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