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Saving Grace

2000 · 93 min

A gentle, sunny British caper that coasts on charm, eccentric locals and mild naughty mischief rather than real danger. Easy, amusing comfort viewing with a soft heart.

Directed by: Nigel Cole
Genres: Crime, Comedy
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes

Overview: Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial straits when she inherits massive debts her late husband had been accruing for years. Faced with losing her house, she decides to use her talent for horticulture and hatches a plan to grow potent marijuana which can be sold at an astronomical price, thus solving her financial crisis.

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Directed by: Nigel Cole
Genres: Crime, Comedy
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
class
crime
family
redemption
Places: countryside
small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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