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Bright Young Things

Play trailer Poster for Bright Young Things R,  2003,  1h 45m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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65% Tomatometer 110 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount. However, after customs officials confiscate his first manuscript, Fenwick-Symes must recover from the financial setback and figure out new ways to earn money for a wedding.
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Colored with witty performances and a camp sense of satire, Stephen Fry's version of Evelyn Waugh's novel may only be fitfully successful but it does mark a promising debut for the British comic.

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Neil Norman London Evening Standard Jan 15, 2018
Fry's dialogue is terrific and interlaces with Waugh's own wit seamlessly. Go to Full Review
Sukhdev Sandhu Daily Telegraph (UK) Jul 29, 2015
Satire should seek to sterilise or maim its targets; Fry wants us to feel for them. Go to Full Review
Jane Howdle Empire Magazine Dec 30, 2006
3/5
Though it falls short of Fry's best work in other fields, this is a sound first feature. Go to Full Review
Doug Brantley Out Magazine May 27, 2022
A definite must-see, dahlings. Go to Full Review
Mark Steyn The Spectator Feb 3, 2018
What's good about the movie is the lesser known up-and-corners who play the bright young things themselves, especially the appellatorily appropriate Fenella Woolgar as Agatha Go to Full Review
Sunday Times (Australia) Oct 18, 2008
3.5/5
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Stephen Fry

Director

Emily Mortimer

Nina Blount

Stephen Campbell Moore

Adam Symes

James McAvoy

Simon Balcairn

Michael Sheen

Miles

David Tennant

Ginger Littlejohn

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Synopsis During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the aspiring novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes, who is attempting to raise enough money to marry fellow member Nina Blount. However, after customs officials confiscate his first manuscript, Fenwick-Symes must recover from the financial setback and figure out new ways to earn money for a wedding.
Director
Stephen Fry
Producer
Gina Carter, Miranda Davis
Screenwriter
Stephen Fry
Distributor
ThinkFilm
Production Co
Revolution Films, Doubting Hall Limited
Rating
R (Some Drug Use)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 16, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 4, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$931.8K
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Surround
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