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Filth and Wisdom

Play trailer Poster for Filth and Wisdom 2008,  1h 21m,  Comedy/ Drama/ Romance/ Music Play Trailer Watchlist
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Three London flat-mates (Eugene Hutz, Holly Weston, Vicky McClure) toil at demeaning jobs while dreaming of better lives.
Filth and Wisdom

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Critics Consensus

Filth and Wisdom, while certainly ambitious, is mostly unconvincing and incoherent.

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Kaleem Aftab Independent (UK) May 15, 2018
The humour is slight and the directing often perfunctory, with Madonna failing to get more than ordinary performances from her cast. Go to Full Review
Peter Howell Toronto Star Oct 31, 2008
1.5/4
Does anyone remember when Madonna was considered shocking? Go to Full Review
Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Oct 31, 2008
1/4
At 84 minutes, the movie feels both overpadded and underdeveloped. Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Nov 7, 2019
Enticing, entertaining and yes, sexy, but with a sentimental poignancy all its own, the best bit of wisdom I can offer you this week is to check out Filth And Wisdom. Go to Full Review
Fr. Chris Carpenter Orange County and Long Beach Blade Feb 27, 2009
C-
Madonna's direction isn't half-bad...too bad she chose a poor script teeming with uninteresting characters Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com Nov 13, 2008
D
Either Madonna failed to successfully guide her movie to a coherent state of mind or she simply has no gift for filmmaking. A case could be made for both, though the latter is an awfully tempting summarization of Filth and Wisdom. Go to Full Review
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Madonna

Director

Eugene Hutz

A.K.

Holly Weston

Holly

Vicky McClure

Juliette

Richard E. Grant

Professor Flynn

Elliot Levey

Business Man

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Filth and Wisdom

Eugene Hutz as Andrly "AK" Krystiyan in "Filth and Wisdom." Eugene Hutz as Andrly "AK" Krystiyan in "Filth and Wisdom." Holly Weston as Holly in "Filth and Wisdom." Filth and Wisdom (2008) Filth and Wisdom (2008) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Three London flat-mates (Eugene Hutz, Holly Weston, Vicky McClure) toil at demeaning jobs while dreaming of better lives.
Director
Madonna
Producer
Nicola Doring
Screenwriter
Dan Cadan, Madonna
Distributor
IFC Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 17, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$22.4K
Runtime
1h 21m
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