Movie · Comedy · Crime

Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin and Vincent Cassel star in this sexy thriller where appearances can be deceiving and nothing ends as expected. A lonely bank employee, John Buckingham (Chaplin) desperately wants to meet the right girl. Then, through a Russian mail-order bride service, he is introduced to Nadia (Kidman), a quiet and attractive woman who doesn't speak English. After several sensual encounters, John's fondness for Nadia grows... until the sudden arrival of Nadia's gregarious cousins makes John realize that he's in over his head.

2002 · 1h 30m
Director Jez Butterworth

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Birthday Girl

Comedy

Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin and Vincent Cassel star in this sexy thriller where appearances can be deceiving and nothing ends as expected. A lonely bank employee, John Buckingham (Chaplin) desperately wants to meet the right girl. Then, through a Russian mail-order bride service, he is introduced to Nadia (Kidman), a quiet and attractive woman who doesn't speak English. After several sensual encounters, John's fondness for Nadia grows... until the sudden arrival of Nadia's gregarious cousins makes John realize that he's in over his head.

COMMON SENSE

Uneven thriller isn't for kids. Kidman's great.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6
Reviews 120
Fresh 71
Rotten 49

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Studio
Lionsgate
Released
2002
Run Time
1 hr 30 min
Rated
R
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom
© 2001 2001 Miramax Film Corp. and Portobello Pictures Ltd. All rights reserved

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom), Russian
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.