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Plenty

Play trailer Poster for Plenty R,  1985,  2h 4m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 56% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
56% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Susan Traherne (Meryl Streep) is trying to find her purpose in the wake of World War II. After a brief but intense affair with a soldier, she stumbles into a job in politics. Her career brings her into contact with Raymond Brock (Charles Dance), who she ultimately marries. But after the two struggle to start a family, the union begins to crack. Struggling to find happiness, Susan is forced to confront the notion that she may have been happiest during the war.

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Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times Jul 7, 2015
Be a little patient: What builds beneath this quiet exterior, shot through with dark wit, is a haunting examination of the price that romantic idealism can exact. Go to Full Review
Matt Wolf Variety May 13, 2009
Plenty emerges as an absorbing and fastidiously made adaptation of David Hare's acclaimed play, but also comes off as cold and ultimately unaffecting. Go to Full Review
Chris Peachment Time Out Feb 9, 2006
Whether or not you buy the message, it's a work that qualifies as epic, and reveals Hare as a great Romantic. Go to Full Review
Dilys Powell Punch Oct 2, 2023
Plenty is a film alive with ideas. Go to Full Review
Molly Haskell Vogue Feb 28, 2020
As it moves through time and gathers intention, Plenty fulfills its promise as a sparkling masterwork as mercurial as its heroine, and one of the major word in a surprisingly strong year. Go to Full Review
Kathi Maio Sojourner Sep 11, 2019
After watching Plenty, I wondered what the point was, since it was obvious that [writer David] Hare meant for there to be one. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Fred Schepisi

Director

Meryl Streep

Susan Traherne

Charles Dance

Raymond Brock

Tracey Ullman

Alice Park

John Gielgud

Sir Leonard Darwin

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Movie Info

Synopsis Susan Traherne (Meryl Streep) is trying to find her purpose in the wake of World War II. After a brief but intense affair with a soldier, she stumbles into a job in politics. Her career brings her into contact with Raymond Brock (Charles Dance), who she ultimately marries. But after the two struggle to start a family, the union begins to crack. Struggling to find happiness, Susan is forced to confront the notion that she may have been happiest during the war.
Director
Fred Schepisi
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 2, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.1M
Runtime
2h 4m
Sound Mix
Surround
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