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Greenfingers

2001 · 91 min

A gentle, good-natured charmer that blooms slowly, mixing quiet melancholy with earthy humour and a soft-hearted belief in second chances.

Directed by
Joel Hershman
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Action
Tagline
A Blooming Comedy...Based on a True Story
Overview
Prison inmate Colin Briggs is introduced to gardening, and when his thriving prison garden attracts the attention of flamboyant gardening expert Georgina Woodhouse, she offers to sponsor the inmates in an upcoming flower show. At the Hampton Court Flower Show, Colin meets Georgina's daughter and romance is in bloom.

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Directed by
Joel Hershman
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Action
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • friendship
  • found family
  • love
  • healing
Places
  • prison
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, action, crime, romance
Directed by
Joel Hershman
Written by
Joel Hershman
Starring
Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, David Kelly, Warren Clarke, Danny Dyer, Adam Fogerty, Paterson Joseph, Natasha Little
Music
Guy Dagul
Cinematography
John Daly
Runtime
91 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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