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Film · 2001

Birthday Girl

Directed by Jez Butterworth · starring Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin and Vincent Cassel

  • 1 h 33 min
  • 15
  • Comedy · Crime · Thriller
  • UKUSA
  • Released in the UK 27 June 2002

Synopsis

A lonely and repressed bank employee, John Buckingham desperately wants to meet the right girl. Then, through a Russian mail-order bride service, he is introduced to Nadia, a quiet and attractive woman who doesn't speak English. After several sensual encounters, John's fondness for Nadia grows ... until the sudden arrival of Nadia's two gregarious cousins makes John realize that he's in over his head.

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The essentials

Runtime
93 min1 hour and 33 minutes
Budget
$13mMirage Enterprises
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Birthday Girl?
1 hour and 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was Birthday Girl released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 27 June 2002.
Who directed Birthday Girl?
Jez Butterworth.
Who is in Birthday Girl?
It stars Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel and Mathieu Kassovitz.
Where can I watch Birthday Girl?
In the UK you can watch it on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
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Director
Jez Butterworth
Producers
Sydney Pollack

Soundtrack

All 10 songs
  1. The Most Beautiful Girl in the WorldPublished Williamson Music, Warner Chappel Music Ltd, Bob Sakek Spotify
  2. Happy BirthdayPublished Keith Prowse Music Publishing Ltd Spotify
  3. MemoryElaine Paige, Text, Trevor Nunn, after, T.S. Eliot Spotify
  4. Sugar and SpiceThe Searchers Spotify
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