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Bridget Jones's Diary
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6.7Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against expectations. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. Her charming boss takes an interest in her, and she cannot stop running into a rather disagreeable acquaintance whom Bridget cannot help finding quietly attractive.
Cast
- Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones
- Colin Firth as Mark Darcy
- Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver
- Jim Broadbent as Bridget's Dad
- Gemma Jones as Bridget's Mum
- James Callis as Tom
Themes
- daughter
- london, england
- lovesickness
- england
- sexual frustration
- alcohol
- parent child relationship
- telecaster
- birthday
- cigarette
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
284,343 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
66/100
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 32 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Sharon Maguire
- Screenplay by
- Helen Fielding Andrew Davies Richard Curtis
- Based on
- Bridget Jones's Diary , 1996 novel, by Helen Fielding
- Produced by
- Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Jonathan Cavendish
- Starring
- Renée Zellweger Colin Firth Hugh Grant Jim Broadbent Gemma Jones
- Cinematography
- Stuart Dryburgh
- Edited by
- Martin Walsh
- Music by
- Patrick Doyle
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures StudioCanal Working Title Films Little Bird
- Distributed by
- Miramax Films (United States) Mars Distribution (France) United International Pictures (international)
- Release dates
- 10 March 2001 ( 2001-03-10 ) ( Empire ) 13 April 2001 ( 2001-04-13 ) (United Kingdom and United States) 10 October 2001 ( 2001-10-10 ) (France)
- Running time
- 97 minutes
- Countries
- France Ireland United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $282 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 14th European Film Awards
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Bridget Jones
- Based on
- Bridget Jones's Diary
- Main subject
- mate choice
- Director
- Sharon Maguire
- Screenwriter
- Helen Fielding
- Cast member
- Joan Blackham
- Composer
- Patrick Doyle
- Production company
- Working Title Films
- Cinematographer
- Stuart Dryburgh
- Narrative location
- London
- Filming location
- Hertfordshire
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 727857
- Official website
- www.miramax.com/movie/bridget-jones-diary
Show 9 more facts
- title
- Bridget Jones's Diary
- film editor
- Martin Walsh
- nominated for
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
- executive producer
- Helen Fielding
- capital cost
- 26000000
- box office
- 334273313
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 66/100
- publication date
- 2001-10-10
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Encyclopedic overview
Bridget Jones's Diary is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire from a screenplay by Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, and Richard Curtis. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Fielding, which was itself a loose adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The film stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, a 32-year-old British single woman who writes a diary, which focuses on the things she wishes to happen in her life. However, her life changes when two men vie for her affection, portrayed by Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones appear in supporting roles.
Principal photography began in August 2000 and ended in November, and took place largely on location in London and the home counties.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bridget Jones's Diary” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.