377:
cries all the time. The following year, Ricky Burton, a socially awkward person who stutters, has temporarily moved in with Hannah and Annie after being kicked out by his landlord. While discussing psychological traits with them in a pub, Ricky's untactful probing angers Hannah. While Ricky visits the
Chinese takeaway beneath the flat, Annie and Hannah discuss the argument and how Ricky fancies Annie. In another memory, Ricky drunkenly confesses his love for Annie, but Annie says she's in love with someone else. Ricky leaves and doesn't reappear, so Hannah and Annie travel to his grandmother's home in
389:, meets them. Annie realises he is an old college boyfriend, but Adrian says he doesn't recognise them. In between their conversations, flashbacks show Hannah and Annie's history with Adrian. After meeting him at a club, Hannah takes Adrian home and sleeps with him. The following morning, he walks into Annie's room and tries to chat her up. In other flashbacks, Annie tells Adrian about a recurring sexual fantasy. Later, they kiss and discuss why he split up with his ex-girlfriend: Adrian says he didn't want the commitment, and leaves when Annie asks why.
404:, and discuss the coincidence of seeing two old acquaintances in one afternoon. They decide to visit their old flat, and there spot Ricky sitting on the steps outside the Chinese takeaway, holding a toy elephant. He seems angry and delirious, and tells them he arrived from Hartlepool the previous day. He says the toy is for his son, but the mother won't admit that the child is his. He tells them that his grandmother died, and, when Annie asks where he lives, responds that they don't care. They leave.
27:
384:
In the present, Annie accompanies Hannah as she looks for a flat to buy. One flat is owned by a Mr Evans, whose flat contains a painting of his naked ex-girlfriend and pornographic magazines. Evans hits on Hannah and offers both women alcoholic drinks. They run out of the flat making excuses, and are
407:
In a flashback to their visit to
Hartlepool, they find Ricky by the sea. His health, both mental and physical, has deteriorated. He is babbling and no longer the charming witty stutterer. Hannah and Annie ask how he is. He shouts and swears at them that he doesn't care. They chase after him. He is
392:
In the present, Hannah and Annie learn that Adrian is married with a child. At a
Chinese restaurant, Annie and Hannah discuss how they have changed since university and wonder what happened to Ricky. Annie says she hadn't stopped thinking about Adrian for ten years. Hannah says she was hurt by the
376:
Back in 1986, Hannah and Claire interview and accept Annie into their flat. Annie and Hannah discuss getting rid of Claire the next year. Hannah and Annie discuss how Hannah hasn't cried since she was eight, when her parents split up. Annie, whose parents also divorced when she was eight, says she
373:) six years earlier. Hannah laments about her alcoholic mother, and Annie talks about her mother's search for a new boyfriend. Annie, who still lives with her mother, admires Hannah's independence. In contrast, Hannah laments being forced to be independent since she was a child.
497:
The film opened in the United
Kingdom on 19 September 1997 and grossed £84,938 in its opening weekend from 22 screens. After five weeks of release in the UK it had grossed £425,671 ($ 689,000). It grossed $ 2,416,734 in the United States and Canada.
393:
situation back then but said she didn't say anything because she knew that Annie was in love with him. In a flashback, Annie and Hannah cry and hug as they pack, preparing to leave their flat at the end of their four years at university.
856:
615:
472:, based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Outwardly modest but carried along by Mike Leigh's deft direction,
1215:
1170:
1160:
539:
1185:
1180:
1124:
836:
524:
515:
1175:
357:
and Lynda
Steadman. The women were originally thrown together when they shared a flat while at university and the film focuses on their
593:
133:
1165:
110:
408:
verbally abusive. He screams at them to leave him alone. Later, both Hannah and Annie are moved to tears at his pitiful condition.
1205:
48:
555:
91:
1200:
44:
494:
called it one of Leigh's "most modest pictures, although one that offers quite a few laughs and other quirky pleasures."
63:
1210:
1017:
1057:
861:
396:
At the present-day dinner, Hannah recalls being overwhelmed upon meeting Annie's kind family, as opposed to her own
70:
1195:
1190:
950:
370:
358:
37:
1041:
369:
In 1996, Annie is on the train to London to spend the weekend with Hannah, her flatmate when at polytechnic (the
829:
481:
910:
77:
164:
1009:
886:
228:
381:. She tells them that Ricky has gone out, possibly along the seafront, so they go to look for him there.
59:
1081:
934:
1132:
894:
735:
668:
508:
454:
397:
1155:
958:
822:
550:
468:
received sceptical reviews on its release in the United
Kingdom. It has an 88% approval rating on
1001:
641:
636:
490:
1033:
1073:
902:
776:
609:
260:
420:
354:
177:
781:
749:
411:
In the present, they return to the railway station, where they say goodbye to one another.
1065:
1025:
974:
809:
787:
755:
687:
469:
84:
1116:
1089:
249:
353:
which tells the story of two women, who reunite after six years apart. The film stars
1149:
878:
632:
485:
401:
1108:
569:
386:
346:
132:
982:
926:
803:
708:
683:
441:
435:
193:
185:
26:
966:
942:
845:
712:
477:
378:
350:
146:
596:. University of San Francisco. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012
1049:
798:
792:
770:
476:
gradually accumulates power as a study of shared history." According to
385:
still laughing as they drive off. At the next flat, Adrian Spinks, an
484:
of 76 out of 100, the film received "generally favorable reviews".
818:
20:
814:
565:: Youth Jury Award – Special Mention Competition (Mike Leigh)
666:
Scott, Mary (26 September 1997). "UK's mighty Monty".
1100:
993:
870:
327:
319:
311:
301:
266:
256:
240:
221:
213:
205:
170:
160:
152:
142:
125:
51:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
457:in May 1997 and released in New Zealand in June.
614:: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
400:. They see their old flatmate Claire jogging on
830:
733:Scott, Mary (24 October 1997). "Wilde King".
8:
480:, which sampled 25 critics and calculated a
837:
823:
815:
594:"Career Girls: Leigh rests on his laurels"
131:
122:
111:Learn how and when to remove this message
627:
625:
661:
659:
584:
453:The film was screened privately at the
607:
592:Friedman, Elizabeth (February 1998).
7:
525:Evening Standard British Film Awards
49:adding citations to reliable sources
1216:English-language comedy-drama films
14:
533:: Best Actress (Katrin Cartlidge)
1171:British buddy comedy-drama films
25:
36:needs additional citations for
1161:1990s buddy comedy-drama films
1:
349:film written and directed by
1186:Films directed by Mike Leigh
1181:1990s English-language films
637:"Film reviews: Career Girls"
137:US theatrical release poster
556:Cosas que dejé en La Habana
516:Best Actress – Leading Role
432:Joe Tucker as Adrian Spinks
371:Polytechnic of North London
286:19 September 1997
1232:
1176:British female buddy films
359:interpersonal relationship
852:
130:
1166:1990s female buddy films
1125:Too Much of a Good Thing
540:Valladolid Film Festival
1206:1997 comedy-drama films
553:(Mike Leigh; tied with
426:Lynda Steadman as Annie
165:Simon Channing Williams
1128:(1979, broadcast 1992)
1010:The Permissive Society
857:Awards and nominations
709:"Career Girls Reviews"
502:Awards and nominations
482:weighted average score
229:Marianne Jean-Baptiste
1082:The Short and Curlies
684:"Career Girls (1997)"
294: (United Kingdom)
275:1 June 1997
261:FilmFour Distributors
1201:Films shot in London
736:Screen International
669:Screen International
509:European Film Awards
455:Cannes Film Festival
429:Kate Byers as Claire
398:dysfunctional family
45:improve this article
16:1997 Mike Leigh film
1211:1990s British films
911:Secrets & Lies
518:(Katrin Cartlidge)
345:is a 1997 British
283: (New Zealand)
1196:Films set in 1996
1191:Films set in 1986
1143:
1142:
1074:Four Days in July
338:
337:
121:
120:
113:
95:
1223:
839:
832:
825:
816:
758:
747:
741:
740:
730:
724:
723:
721:
719:
705:
699:
698:
696:
694:
680:
674:
673:
663:
654:
653:
651:
649:
629:
620:
619:
613:
605:
603:
601:
589:
421:Katrin Cartlidge
355:Katrin Cartlidge
334:
293:
291:
282:
280:
178:Katrin Cartlidge
135:
123:
116:
109:
105:
102:
96:
94:
53:
29:
21:
1231:
1230:
1226:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1220:
1146:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1096:
1058:Home Sweet Home
1034:Abigail's Party
1026:Knock for Knock
989:
866:
848:
843:
810:Rotten Tomatoes
788:Box Office Mojo
767:
762:
761:
756:Box Office Mojo
748:
744:
732:
731:
727:
717:
715:
707:
706:
702:
692:
690:
688:Rotten Tomatoes
682:
681:
677:
665:
664:
657:
647:
645:
635:(30 May 1997).
631:
630:
623:
606:
599:
597:
591:
590:
586:
581:
504:
470:Rotten Tomatoes
463:
451:
438:as Ricky Burton
423:as Hannah Mills
417:
367:
332:
304:
297:
289:
287:
278:
276:
269:
252:
245:
243:
236:
201:
138:
117:
106:
100:
97:
54:
52:
42:
30:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1229:
1227:
1219:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1148:
1147:
1141:
1140:
1138:
1137:
1129:
1121:
1113:
1104:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1094:
1090:A Running Jump
1086:
1078:
1070:
1062:
1054:
1046:
1038:
1030:
1022:
1014:
1006:
997:
995:
991:
990:
988:
987:
979:
971:
963:
955:
951:Happy-Go-Lucky
947:
939:
935:All or Nothing
931:
923:
915:
907:
899:
891:
883:
874:
872:
868:
867:
865:
864:
859:
853:
850:
849:
844:
842:
841:
834:
827:
819:
813:
812:
801:
790:
779:
766:
765:External links
763:
760:
759:
742:
725:
700:
675:
655:
633:McCarthy, Todd
621:
583:
582:
580:
577:
576:
575:
574:
573:
566:
560:
536:
535:
534:
521:
520:
519:
503:
500:
462:
459:
450:
447:
446:
445:
439:
433:
430:
427:
424:
416:
413:
366:
363:
336:
335:
331:$ 3.1 million
329:
325:
324:
321:
317:
316:
315:United Kingdom
313:
309:
308:
305:
302:
299:
298:
296:
295:
284:
272:
270:
267:
264:
263:
258:
257:Distributed by
254:
253:
250:Thin Man Films
248:
246:
241:
238:
237:
235:
234:
231:
225:
223:
219:
218:
215:
211:
210:
207:
206:Cinematography
203:
202:
200:
199:
196:
191:
188:
183:
182:Lynda Steadman
180:
174:
172:
168:
167:
162:
158:
157:
154:
150:
149:
144:
140:
139:
136:
128:
127:
119:
118:
60:"Career Girls"
33:
31:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1228:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1135:
1134:
1133:Greek Tragedy
1130:
1127:
1126:
1122:
1119:
1118:
1114:
1111:
1110:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1099:
1092:
1091:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1079:
1076:
1075:
1071:
1068:
1067:
1063:
1060:
1059:
1055:
1052:
1051:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1042:Kiss of Death
1039:
1036:
1035:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1011:
1007:
1004:
1003:
999:
998:
996:
992:
985:
984:
980:
977:
976:
972:
969:
968:
964:
961:
960:
956:
953:
952:
948:
945:
944:
940:
937:
936:
932:
929:
928:
924:
921:
920:
916:
913:
912:
908:
905:
904:
900:
897:
896:
895:Life Is Sweet
892:
889:
888:
884:
881:
880:
879:Bleak Moments
876:
875:
873:
871:Feature films
869:
863:
860:
858:
855:
854:
851:
847:
840:
835:
833:
828:
826:
821:
820:
817:
811:
807:
806:
802:
800:
796:
795:
791:
789:
785:
784:
780:
778:
774:
773:
769:
768:
764:
757:
753:
752:
746:
743:
739:. p. 27.
738:
737:
729:
726:
714:
710:
704:
701:
689:
685:
679:
676:
672:. p. 51.
671:
670:
662:
660:
656:
644:
643:
638:
634:
628:
626:
622:
617:
611:
595:
588:
585:
578:
571:
567:
564:
561:
558:
557:
552:
548:
545:
544:
542:
541:
537:
532:
529:
528:
527:
526:
522:
517:
513:
512:
511:
510:
506:
505:
501:
499:
495:
493:
492:
487:
486:Todd McCarthy
483:
479:
475:
471:
467:
460:
458:
456:
448:
443:
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
425:
422:
419:
418:
414:
412:
409:
405:
403:
402:Primrose Hill
399:
394:
390:
388:
382:
380:
374:
372:
364:
362:
360:
356:
352:
348:
344:
343:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
300:
285:
274:
273:
271:
268:Release dates
265:
262:
259:
255:
251:
247:
239:
232:
230:
227:
226:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
197:
195:
192:
189:
187:
184:
181:
179:
176:
175:
173:
169:
166:
163:
159:
155:
151:
148:
145:
141:
134:
129:
124:
115:
112:
104:
93:
90:
86:
83:
79:
76:
72:
69:
65:
62: –
61:
57:
56:Find sources:
50:
46:
40:
39:
34:This article
32:
28:
23:
22:
19:
1131:
1123:
1115:
1109:The Box Play
1107:
1088:
1080:
1072:
1064:
1056:
1048:
1040:
1032:
1024:
1016:
1008:
1000:
981:
973:
965:
959:Another Year
957:
949:
941:
933:
925:
919:Career Girls
918:
917:
909:
901:
893:
885:
877:
805:Career Girls
804:
794:Career Girls
793:
783:Career Girls
782:
772:Career Girls
771:
751:Career Girls
750:
745:
734:
728:
716:. Retrieved
703:
691:. Retrieved
678:
667:
646:. Retrieved
640:
598:. Retrieved
587:
572:(Mike Leigh)
570:Golden Spike
562:
554:
551:Silver Spike
546:
538:
530:
523:
507:
496:
489:
474:Career Girls
473:
466:Career Girls
465:
464:
452:
444:as Mr. Evans
410:
406:
395:
391:
387:estate agent
383:
375:
368:
347:comedy-drama
342:Career Girls
341:
340:
339:
303:Running time
126:Career Girls
107:
98:
88:
81:
74:
67:
55:
43:Please help
38:verification
35:
18:
1018:Nuts in May
1002:Hard Labour
983:Hard Truths
927:Topsy-Turvy
648:28 December
568:Nominated:
514:Nominated:
442:Andy Serkis
436:Mark Benton
217:Robin Sales
194:Andy Serkis
186:Mark Benton
161:Produced by
143:Directed by
1156:1997 films
1150:Categories
994:Television
967:Mr. Turner
943:Vera Drake
887:High Hopes
846:Mike Leigh
718:17 January
713:Metacritic
693:17 January
579:References
478:Metacritic
379:Hartlepool
351:Mike Leigh
328:Box office
307:87 minutes
290:1997-09-19
279:1997-06-01
242:Production
198:Joe Tucker
190:Kate Byers
156:Mike Leigh
153:Written by
147:Mike Leigh
101:April 2010
71:newspapers
1050:Grown-Ups
461:Reception
233:Tony Remy
214:Edited by
209:Dick Pope
1066:Meantime
975:Peterloo
799:AllMovie
610:cite web
543:(Spain)
320:Language
222:Music by
171:Starring
1117:Ecstasy
642:Variety
600:2 April
491:Variety
449:Release
333:(US/UK)
323:English
312:Country
288: (
277: (
244:company
85:scholar
1136:(1989)
1120:(1979)
1112:(1965)
1093:(2012)
1085:(1987)
1077:(1984)
1069:(1983)
1061:(1982)
1053:(1980)
1045:(1977)
1037:(1977)
1029:(1976)
1021:(1976)
1013:(1975)
1005:(1973)
986:(2024)
978:(2018)
970:(2014)
962:(2010)
954:(2008)
946:(2004)
938:(2002)
930:(1999)
922:(1997)
914:(1996)
906:(1993)
898:(1990)
890:(1988)
882:(1971)
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
1101:Plays
903:Naked
862:Works
92:JSTOR
78:books
777:IMDb
720:2021
695:2021
650:2023
616:link
602:2017
415:Cast
365:Plot
64:news
808:at
797:at
786:at
775:at
754:at
563:Won
547:Won
531:Won
488:of
47:by
1152::
711:.
686:.
658:^
639:.
624:^
612:}}
608:{{
549::
361:.
838:e
831:t
824:v
722:.
697:.
652:.
618:)
604:.
559:)
292:)
281:)
114:)
108:(
103:)
99:(
89:·
82:·
75:·
68:·
41:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
