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The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain

1995 · 91 min

A gentle, quirky comedy that feels like a warm hug, celebrating community spirit and small victories with charm and heart.

Directed by
Christopher Monger
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Colm Meaney
Tagline
A romantic comedy about a town that wouldn't give up. A man who couldn't get out. And the mountain that brought them together.
Overview
When an English cartographer arrives in Wales to tell the residents of the Welsh village of Ffynnon Garw that their 'mountain' is only a hill, the offended community sets out to remedy the situation.

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Directed by
Christopher Monger
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Colm Meaney
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • found family
  • family
  • love
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Christopher Monger
Written by
Christopher Monger
Starring
Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Colm Meaney, Ian McNeice, Ian Hart, Kenneth Griffith, Tudor Vaughan, Hugh Vaughan
Music
Stephen Endelman
Cinematography
Vernon Layton
Runtime
91 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Tibetan, Welsh

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