Great Expectations

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Great Expectations

PG-13,

2012,

2h 8m,

Drama

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A humble orphan becomes a gentleman with help from a mysterious benefactor.

Critics Consensus

Not the best version of the oft-filmed Dickens classic but far from the worst, Mike Newell's Great Expectations breathes just enough life into the source material to justify yet another adaptation.

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Annlee Ellingson

Los Angeles Times

Nov 10, 2013

It is skillfully made and adeptly performed; even so it doesn't really add anything to the canon.

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Mary Houlihan

Chicago Sun-Times

Nov 8, 2013

3/4

This Great Expectations is an absorbing addition to the roster of Dickens films that continues our 21st-century fascination with the worlds created by a 19th-century storyteller.

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Barbara VanDenburgh

Arizona Republic

Nov 8, 2013

3/5

Director Mike Newell approaches the sprawling bildungsroman with a stiff formalism, sacrificing all cinematic excitement for the sake of exalting great performances.

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

Feb 12, 2021

It is an intelligent and moving version of the book, with a good deal to say in its own right.

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Patrick Nabarro

Feb 3, 2019

3/5

Bar running through the dense plot at a rate of knots, it's not obvious what Newell or adaptor David Nicholls' 'take' on the proceedings actually is.

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Joseph Walsh

CineVue

Aug 23, 2018

3/5

Designs have an elaborate Pater-esque quality with an 80s Adam Ant twist, in a contemporary turn on Victorian garb. These elements work.

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Kylo S

Jun 11, 2018

Mike Newell's polished adaptation of Charles Dicken's bildungsroman about a young man's dramatic rise to the rank of gentlemen in a Victorian society to learn the true meaning of nobility continues to withstand the test of time with its many compelling characters and unexpected twists.

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George G

Mar 19, 2017

I saw the movie first, read the book later and I must say, I am really glad I did it that way. I am not a person that reads often but the book was really difficult. Some sentences were really hard to understand whereas in the movie, you can hear the intonation of the actors and understand the meaning of some sentences and words.The book and the movie, which came out in 2013, have a couple of differences but none of them are to big to lose the plot. Apart from the difficulties with the book-version and the differences between the movie and the book, I really liked the story. Normally, I am not the type of person that enjoys a movie with too much romance but I have to say,I wasn't disappointed I watched it!

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Luke G

Aug 8, 2016

With plenty of modern filmmaking touches to spruce up an old-fashioned story, this remake makes for a rich viewing that acts as a tribute more than a fresh revelation.

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Synopsis

A humble orphan becomes a gentleman with help from a mysterious benefactor.

Director: Mike Newell
Producer: Laurie Borg, David Faigenblum, Elizabeth Karlsen, Emanuel Michael, Stephen Woolley
Screenwriter: David Nicholls
Production Co: iDeal Partners Film Fund, BBC Films, Unison Films, Lipsync Productions, Doco Digital, Number 9 Films, Main Street Movie Company
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violence|Disturbing Images)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 30, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $203.9K
Runtime: 2h 8m

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