2010·Comedy·1h 51m
7.0
★
A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale.
Directed by Stephen Frears
journalist
countryside
village
newpaper
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Cast
Gemma Arterton
Tamara Drewe
Roger Allam
Nicholas Hardiment
Bill Camp
Glen McCreavy
Dominic Cooper
Ben Sergeant
Jessica Barden
Jody Long
Luke Evans
Andy Cobb
Tamsin Greig
Beth Hardiment
Charlotte Christie
Casey Shaw
Alex Kelly
Jody's Mum
James Naughtie
Interviewer
John Bett
Diggory
Josie Taylor
Zoe
Crew
Stephen Frears
Director
Moira Buffini
Screenplay
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Ben Davis
Director of Photography
Alison Owen
Producer
Christine Langan
Executive Producer
Consolata Boyle
Costume Design
Mike Prestwood Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nick Gillard
Stunt Coordinator
Frazer Douglas
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Popular Reviews
31 reviews
Mark
4.0★ · 08/21/25
Who nose how this film finished as I fell asleep. Apart from the two bored teenage girls, every other character felt like a caricature.
Who nose how this film finished as I fell asleep. Apart from the two bored teenage girls, every other character felt like a caricature.
JoseAngel
6.0★ · 12/23/21
This is fine. Tamara Drewe looks and is shot like a studio comedy and there are moments were it tries to be more than that. There are more moments where I feel like that works and there are moments where it feels very much like a studio comedy. The cast do great with a movie that doesn’t know what it wants to be. Tamara Drewe is a movie that is entertaining on the surface, but once you dig deep into you find a movie confused about it’s identity.
This is fine. Tamara Drewe looks and is shot like a studio comedy and there are moments were it tries to be more than that. There are more moments where I feel like that works and there are moments where it feels very much like a studio comedy. The cast do great with a movie that doesn’t know what it wants to be. Tamara Drewe is a movie that is entertaining on the surface, but once you dig deep into you find a movie confused about it’s identity.
Megan
1.0★ · 05/04/21
an absolute mess but great for background noise, because it feels like it goes on forever. earliest role ive ever seen jessica barden in and the similarities between her character in this and in ‘The End Of The F***ing World’ are endless so i enjoyed that aspect. The climax gives off a very similar vibe to ‘Greed’ but the rest of the film is just a drawn out disappointment.
an absolute mess but great for background noise, because it feels like it goes on forever. earliest role ive ever seen jessica barden in and the similarities between her character in this and in ‘The End Of The F***ing World’ are endless so i enjoyed that aspect. The climax gives off a very similar vibe to ‘Greed’ but the rest of the film is just a drawn out disappointment.
valenvstheworld
6.0★ · 09/04/18
DOMINIC COOPER IN A BLACK TANK TOP WITH GUYLINER AND PLAYING THE DRUMS GURL WHAT
DOMINIC COOPER IN A BLACK TANK TOP WITH GUYLINER AND PLAYING THE DRUMS GURL WHAT
ImanoldeF
5.8★ · 03/19/13
Not a great movie but it works. Good cast and a lovely Gemma Arterton.
Not a great movie but it works. Good cast and a lovely Gemma Arterton.