Shirley Valentine

Movie · Comedy · Drama

In the role that won her Broadway's acclaimed Tony Award, Pauline Collins is the hilariously endearing Shirley Valentine, a wisecracking, completely unpredictable English housewife who proves it's never too late to recapture your dreams. Bored with her suburban life, Shirley takes a chance on adventure when a friend invites her on a vacation to Greece. Within no time she's back to her rebellious teenage roots, saying yes to a wild fling with a handsome rogue (Tom Conti) and the life she's always wanted.

1989 · 1h 48m
Director Lewis Gilbert

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Shirley Valentine

Comedy

In the role that won her Broadway's acclaimed Tony Award, Pauline Collins is the hilariously endearing Shirley Valentine, a wisecracking, completely unpredictable English housewife who proves it's never too late to recapture your dreams. Bored with her suburban life, Shirley takes a chance on adventure when a friend invites her on a vacation to Greece. Within no time she's back to her rebellious teenage roots, saying yes to a wild fling with a handsome rogue (Tom Conti) and the life she's always wanted.

COMMON SENSE

Classic British comedy challenges gender stereotypes; sex.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6
Reviews 18
Fresh 13
Rotten 5

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Studio
Paramount Pictures
Released
1989
Run Time
1 hr 48 min
Rated
R 1/1/2000
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom
© 1989 by Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.