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Third Star

Play trailer Poster for Third Star 2010,  1h 32m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 47% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 84% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
47% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 84% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
James (Benedict Cumberbatch), a dying young man, and his friends travel to the coast of Barafundle Bay in western Wales.

Critics Reviews

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Tom Long Detroit News Jun 24, 2011
B+
As road trips go, this one travels far and travels well. Go to Full Review
Kate Stables Sight & Sound May 24, 2011
Underneath Third Star's classy cladding, which camouflages its maudlin streak and conventional melodramatic underpinnings, there lies a TV movie first and last. Go to Full Review
Philip French Guardian May 23, 2011
Rather familiar and predictable, though not dislikable. Go to Full Review
Julia Smith Film Inquiry Aug 3, 2017
Third Star is a brilliant, heart-warming film. It is written, directed and filmed beautifully. Go to Full Review
Alistair Harkness Scotsman May 23, 2011
2/5
Dalton, a Bafta-winning short filmmaker, ensures everything looks pleasant and polished enough, but there's very little here that stands out. Go to Full Review
Allan Hunter Daily Express (UK) May 20, 2011
2/5
All of this feels a little too pat and obvious until we edge towards a lump-in-the-throat finale with an emotional wallop absent from the predictability of the previous scenes. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Hattie Dalton

Director

Hugh Bonneville

Beachcomber

Tom Burke

Davy

Benedict Cumberbatch

James

JJ Feild

Miles

Rupert Frazer

James' father

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Movie Info

Synopsis James (Benedict Cumberbatch), a dying young man, and his friends travel to the coast of Barafundle Bay in western Wales.
Director
Hattie Dalton
Screenwriter
Vaughan Sivell
Production Co
Matador Pictures, Western Edge Pictures
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 15, 2013
Runtime
1h 32m
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