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Clockwise

Play trailer Poster for Clockwise PG,  1986,  1h 45m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 66% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order and discipline. After meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference, Brian misses his train. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, impulsively agrees to drive him in her parents' car -- which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.
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Paul Attanasio Washington Post Jan 1, 2000
The pleasures of "Clockwise" stem not simply from gags, but from the kind of strong story construction that's almost disappeared from comedy. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Mar 18, 2026
3/5
‘…worth a look for fans of the sainted Cleese canon…’ Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 27, 2005
2/5
Luke Y. Thompson New Times Dec 11, 2003
3/5
Should be funnier, but not bad. Go to Full Review
Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Sep 5, 2003
3/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Jul 25, 2002
4/5
Overlooked Cleese comedy. Go to Full Review
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Anakin S Nov 25, 2017 Funny on the first half, but gets boring and somewhat maddening in the second.
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Christopher Morahan

Director

John Cleese

Brian Stimpson

Penelope Wilton

Woman Teacher

Sharon Maiden

Laura Wisely

Alison Steadman

Gwenda Stimpson

Stephen Moore

Mr. Jolly

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Synopsis School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order and discipline. After meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference, Brian misses his train. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, impulsively agrees to drive him in her parents' car -- which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.
Director
Christopher Morahan
Producer
Michael Codron
Screenwriter
Michael Frayn
Production Co
Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment, Isobel Griffiths Limited, Moment Films
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$640.2K
Runtime
1h 45m
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