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A Cock and Bull Story

2005 · 94 min

A playful, self-aware comedy that keeps folding back on itself, leaving you amused and slightly disoriented as it cheerfully refuses to tell a straight story.

Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
Genres
Comedy, History
Starring
Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes
Tagline
Because everyone loves an accurate period piece.
Overview
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.

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Directed by
Michael Winterbottom
Genres
Comedy, History
Starring
Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • art
  • celebrity
  • obsession
  • media
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
  • mockumentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity8
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, history
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Shirley Henderson, Raymond Waring, Conal Murphy, Joe Williams, Paul Kynman
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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