Flirting

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Flirting

R,

1992,

1h 40m,

Comedy/

Drama

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96%

23 Reviews

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76%

5,000+ Ratings

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96%

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23 Reviews

76%

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5,000+ Ratings

In this sequel to "The Year My Voice Broke," Danny Embling (Noah Taylor) leaves home to attend an all-male boarding school. An all-female prep school is located nearby, and, over a series of joint social activities, Embling falls under the spell of one of its more freethinking students: Thandiwe Adjewa (Thandie Newton), who comes from Uganda. But their quietly developing romance is threatened by racial prejudice and Danny's awkwardness in affairs of the heart.

Critics Consensus

Flirting is a teen movie worth watching, thanks to emotionally engaging performances and an endearing script.

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Phillipa Bloom

Empire Magazine

Aug 8, 2012

4/5

An absolute gem, and a treat not to be missed.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Aug 8, 2012

Not only worthy of its fine predecessor, this tender, perceptive, and gorgeously acted memory piece may even surpass it in subtlety, feeling, and depth of characterization.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Mar 26, 2009

Miles ahead of the average teen film, Flirting is a most agreeable sequel to John Duigan's earlier pic The Year My Voice Broke.

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Malcolm L. Johnson

Hartford Courant

May 31, 2018

As played out by the witty but shy Taylor and the softly radiant Thandie Newton, the romance rises far above the routine "teenagers-in-love" movie.

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Jason Gorber

Film Scouts

Jun 21, 2007

A-

Animation is used here clearly to allow the story to be told with a certain amount of distance, yet the constant shift in tone and introduction of video elements keeps the film intensely unsettling.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jun 29, 2005

3/5

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Ron R

Mar 4, 2019

Manages to tackle many heady subjects in a lovely coming of age story.

Rey R

Jul 18, 2017

Story about girl and a boy who are forced to sneak around to see each other at two very strict boarding schools. One of the more under-rated romantic movies about teens ever made. I really like this movie. Plus Thandie Newton, Nicole Kidman, and Noami Watts before they were stars. See it for them alone.

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John Duigan

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Noah Taylor

Danny Embling

Thandiwe Newton

Thandiwe Adjewa

Nicole Kidman

Nicola

Bartholomew Rose

"Gilby" Fryer

Kiri Paramore

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Synopsis

In this sequel to "The Year My Voice Broke," Danny Embling (Noah Taylor) leaves home to attend an all-male boarding school. An all-female prep school is located nearby, and, over a series of joint social activities, Embling falls under the spell of one of its more freethinking students: Thandiwe Adjewa (Thandie Newton), who comes from Uganda. But their quietly developing romance is threatened by racial prejudice and Danny's awkwardness in affairs of the heart.

Director: John Duigan
Producer: Terry Hayes, George Miller, Doug Mitchell
Screenwriter: John Duigan
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company, Warner Bros.
Production Co: Kennedy Miller Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 14, 1992, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.4M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Surround

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