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Overview

User Rating:
6.0/10   11,985 votes
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Director:
Jez Butterworth
Writers:
Tom Butterworth (written by) &
Jez Butterworth (written by)
Contact:
View company contact information for Birthday Girl on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
1 February 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
Before They Share A Future, They Have To Survive Her Past. more
Plot:
A thirtysomething bank clerk from St Albans has his small-town life exploded by the arrival of his Russian mail-order bride. full summary | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Nicole Kidman Buys New York Flat
 (From WENN. 29 August 2002)

Nicole Stars In Advert For Spanish Store
 (From WENN. 27 July 2002)

User Comments:
A Cute Pleasure more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicole Kidman ... Sophia, alias Nadia

Ben Chaplin ... John

Vincent Cassel ... Alexei

Mathieu Kassovitz ... Yuri
Kate Lynn Evans ... Clare (as Kate Evans)
Stephen Mangan ... Bank Manager
Alexander Armstrong ... Robert Moseley (as Xander Armstrong)
Sally Phillips ... Karen
Jo McInnes ... Waitress

Ben Miller ... Concierge
Jonathan Aris ... D.I. O'Fetiger
Katya Barton-Chapple ... Young Sophia
Rebecca Clarke ... Bank Colleague
Mark Gatiss ... Porter

Raj Ghatak ... Bank Colleague
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality and language.
Runtime:
93 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS
Company:
FilmFour more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
No actor in the movie actually speaks Russian, nor does the director. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When John finds Nadia tied up in the hotel room (after her boyfriend has found out that she is pregnant), he unties her hands, but not her feet (which were tied up), there is a short fight between them, and it is seen that her feet are not tied anymore. more
Quotes:
John: Excuse me. It's two Russians are staying here. Do you know which floor they're on?
Porter: Yes, I know which floor they're on.
John: [takes a banknote out of his pocket and holds it] And which floor would that be?
Porter: [taking the banknote] We've only got one floor.
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Movie Connections:
References From Russia with Love (1963) more
Soundtrack:
Even the Bad Times Are Good more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
A Cute Pleasure, 5 September 2002
7/10
Author: tabuno from utah

The trailer for this movie didn't do the movie justice. And while the movie didn't know what it really wanted to get across, the first half of the movie being a light, romance comedy and the second have a more serious, romantic drama, the overall impact was much better than I thought it would be. This movie was more of a date movie, but the trailer made it into more of a suspense thriller which it never really turned out to be. Kidman, being one of my favorites, of course I'm biased, but this movie proved to be a light, sensitive, if somewhat quirky movie that deserved better. Three out of four stars. 9/5/02.

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