Broken English

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Broken English

PG-13,

2007,

1h 37m,

Comedy/

Drama/

Romance

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65%

72 Reviews

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62%

10,000+ Ratings

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72 Reviews

62%

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10,000+ Ratings

Nora Wilder (Parker Posey), a single woman, is heading deep into the doldrums as a result of disappointments in her professional and personal lives. A series of disastrous dates convinces her that love will always elude her. At a co-worker's party, she meets Julien (Melvil Poupaud), a young man from Paris, who sweeps her off her feet and invites her to France with him. Nora refuses, then wonders if she has made the biggest mistake of her life.

Critics Consensus

Though Broken English eventually settles into basic rom-com territory, it's pleasant and good-natured, and Parker Posey is spellbinding throughout the movie.

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Hanna Flint

Time Out

Mar 11, 2026

4/5

Broken English is a musical portrait that is keenly aware of its own artifice, with Pollard and Forsyth showing the seams of creation so that the truth of who Faithfull was and her diverse legacy can resonate with audiences now that she is gone.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

Jan 3, 2008

How Posey's neurotic, self-destructive heroine finds her way to healing is the core of this generous film, whose moral is that happiness can't begin unless you're open to its possibility.

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Peter Debruge

Miami Herald

Jul 27, 2007

3.5/4

Filmmaking is a family affair for the Cassavetes, and Zoe inherits the unpretentious, performance-driven style from her father, John, while delivering a love story that's accessible enough for mainstream audiences, a trick learned from her brother Nick.

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Jenny Peters

Hollywood.com

Nov 20, 2008

4/5

Heather Huntington

ReelzChannel.com

Aug 22, 2008

8/10

Broken English surprised me all around: I didn't expect to be particularly impressed with it, and instead it turns out to be not only one of my favorite films I've see this year, but it will probably earn a spot in the all-time annals for me.

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Brandon Judell

New York Theatre Wire

Nov 22, 2007

Posey's admirers will experience a sensual intoxication that fans always experience when their film goddesses are at their very best.

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Nora Wilder

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Julien

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Synopsis

Nora Wilder (Parker Posey), a single woman, is heading deep into the doldrums as a result of disappointments in her professional and personal lives. A series of disastrous dates convinces her that love will always elude her. At a co-worker's party, she meets Julien (Melvil Poupaud), a young man from Paris, who sweeps her off her feet and invites her to France with him. Nora refuses, then wonders if she has made the biggest mistake of her life.

Director: Zoe R. Cassavetes
Producer: Andrew Fierberg, Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente
Screenwriter: Zoe R. Cassavetes
Production Co: Vox3 Films, Backup Media, HDNet Films, Phantom Film
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Language|Brief Drug Use)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $955.6K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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