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2005 film by Niall Johnson

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Keeping Mum is a 2005 English-language film directed by Niall Johnson and written by Richard Russo. The movie features cast members Rowan Atkinson, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Tamsin Egerton. It is classified as a film noir, comedy drama, and black comedy film, with additional genres listed as Comedy and Crime. The narrative is set in England, and filming took place on the Isle of Man.

The production involved companies including Summit Entertainment, Isle of Man Film, Isle of Man Film Commission, and EFD Films. It was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. The film has a runtime of 103 minutes or 99 minutes depending on the source. It received a review score of 57%, a rating of 5.9/10 or 6.8, and a Metascore of 53. The film was rated R and won one award with five nominations.

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Film · TMDB

6.7

A pastor preoccupied with writing the perfect sermon fails to realize that his wife is having an affair and his children are up to no good.

Released: 2005-12-02103 minDir: Niall JohnsonComedyBudget: $169,000Box office: $18.6M

Cast

  • Rowan Atkinson as Walter Goodfellow
  • Kristin Scott Thomas as Gloria Goodfellow
  • Maggie Smith as Grace Hawkins
  • Patrick Swayze as Lance
  • Tamsin Egerton as Holly Goodfellow
  • Toby Parkes as Petey Goodfellow

Themes

  • golf
  • killer
  • housekeeper
  • extramarital affair
  • family conflict

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

37,298 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

57%

Metacritic

53/100

Year
2005
Runtime
99 min
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Rated
R
Awards
1 win & 5 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Cast member
Alex MacQueen
Production company
Summit Entertainment
Narrative location
England
Filming location
Isle of Man
Duration
103
FilmAffinity ID
851191
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2005-01-01
title
Keeping Mum
distributed by
Netflix
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
53/100
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