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Hampstead

2017·Comedy·1h 42m
7.0
Emily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic Hampstead Village of London, when she meets local recluse, Donald Horner. For 17 years, Donald has lived—wildly yet peacefully—in a ramshackle hut near the edge of the forest. When Emily learns his home is the target of developers who will stop at nothing to remove him, saving Donald and his property becomes her personal mission. Despite his gruff exterior and polite refusals for help, Emily is drawn to him—as he is to her—and what begins as a charitable cause evolves into a relationship that will grow even as the bulldozers close in.
Directed by Joel Hopkins
friendship
london, england
widow
snob
wilderness
trial
britain
widower
senior citizen
eviction
greedy developer
land developer

Cast

Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton
Emily Walters
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson
Donald Horner
James Norton
James Norton
Philip
Lesley Manville
Lesley Manville
Fiona
Jason Watkins
Jason Watkins
James Smythe
Simon Callow
Simon Callow
Judge
Alistair Petrie
Alistair Petrie
Steve Crowley
Phil Davis
Phil Davis
Fyfe
Hugh Skinner
Hugh Skinner
Erik
Adeel Akhtar
Adeel Akhtar
Donald's Lawyer
Rosalind Ayres
Rosalind Ayres
Susan
Deborah Findlay
Deborah Findlay
Mary Neal

Crew

Stephen Warbeck
Stephen Warbeck
Original Music Composer
Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Deepak Nayar
Deepak Nayar
Executive Producer
David C. Glasser
David C. Glasser
Executive Producer

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21 reviews
cinedelun
cinedelun
Hampstead
stop i was really into this because it did have some storyline in there but also because diane keaton makes anything she’s in almost magical. rest peacefully, queen
stop i was really into this because it did have some storyline in there but also because diane keaton makes anything she’s in almost magical. rest peacefully, queen
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amelia palmer
amelia palmer
Hampstead
i😭hate😭romance😭movies😭
i😭hate😭romance😭movies😭
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LaithRead
LaithReadPRO
Hampstead
Holy shit, this film made me want to kill myself
Holy shit, this film made me want to kill myself
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LOLA
LOLA
Hampstead
So cuteeeeee I loved it. Two old people falling in love in nature. It was one of those films that are slow not much is happening but that’s what life is. Makes you excited to be a little grandma.
And it’s a true story 🥲
So cuteeeeee I loved it. Two old people falling in love in nature. It was one of those films that are slow not much is happening but that’s what life is. Makes you excited to be a little grandma.
And it’s a true story 🥲
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Michaela
Michaela
Hampstead
this had all the ingredients for something i'd love but honestly didn't land for me? everyone was great in it! i adore brendan gleeson and diana keaton was lovely. they were a lovely duou! but i just found myself kind of bored with the whole thing. there were some definitely promising and sweet/funny moments, but that was mostly within the romance element and less to do with the actual plot surrounding donald's life.

i also was more interested in james norton and hugh skinner ngl. would've loved to have learned more about emily's son and their relationship with her late husband. and i just find hugh skinner to be so endearing and he was so sweet in this. i also just couldn't stand james? i mean, plenty of movies have that weird, quirky, overbearing character that you're meant to roll your eyes and laugh at but i couldn't even find it in me to find him funny. he was insufferable.

good performances, but ultimately a bit bland?
this had all the ingredients for something i'd love but honestly didn't land for me? everyone was great in it! i adore brendan gleeson and diana keaton was lovely. they were a lovely duou! but i just found myself kind of bored with the whole thing. there were some definitely promising and sweet/funny moments, but that was mostly within the romance element and less to do with the actual plot surrounding donald's life.

i also was more interested in james norton and hugh skinner ngl. would've loved to have learned more about emily's son and their relationship with her late husband. and i just find hugh skinner to be so endearing and he was so sweet in this. i also just couldn't stand james? i mean, plenty of movies have that weird, quirky, overbearing character that you're meant to roll your eyes and laugh at but i couldn't even find it in me to find him funny. he was insufferable.

good performances, but ultimately a bit bland?
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