Wicked Little Letters

"Be careful what you post."

2024 1h 40m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 740

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When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting something amiss, the town's women band together to investigate.

“Be careful what you post.”

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Cast

Olivia Colman
Edith Swan
Jessie Buckley
Rose Gooding
Anjana Vasan
Gladys Moss
Timothy Spall
Edward Swan
Gemma Jones
Victoria Swan
Malachi Kirby
Bill
Alisha Weir
Nancy Gooding
Joanna Scanlan
Ann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thea Sharrock
Writers: Jonny Sweet
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, France

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thea Sharrock, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Isobel Waller-Bridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Melanie Oliver shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley and Anjana Vasan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Be careful what you post.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt20234774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Thea Sharrock directs. Ben Davis behind the camera. Isobel Waller-Bridge scores. Melanie Oliver cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, France. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 2 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, France.
3Directed by Thea Sharrock, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Isobel Waller-Bridge. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Melanie Oliver shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley and Anjana Vasan carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Be careful what you post.".
8IMDB entry: tt20234774 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ben Davis
Original score: Isobel Waller-Bridge
Editing: Melanie Oliver
Production design: Cristina Casali
Costume design: Charlotte Walter
Makeup / hair: Denise Kum
VFX supervisor: Ciaran Crowley
Sound: Mike Prestwood Smith
Stunt coordinator: Matthew Stirling
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,600,000
Box office: $27,219,729
Return: 216% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Wicked Little Letters (2024)

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r96sk2024-02-23
★ 8/10
Very good, this! <em>'Wicked Little Letters'</em> is fun. Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley impress in lead roles, both managing to stand out just as much as the other - Colman is particularly perfectly cast. The rest of them merit praise as well, namely Anjana Vasan and Timothy Spall. There isn't much more to note about this really and I don't mean that in a negative way whatsoever. It's all competently put together, as those onscreen bring this rather simple film to life - and I like those type of movies. Well worth a watch!
CinemaSerf2024-03-09
★ 7/10
"Edith" (Olivia Colman) is the daughter of the respectable "Swan" family who live a God-fearing life under the aegis of father "Edward" (Timothy Spall) and mother "Victoria" (Gemma Jones). A letter arrives and they gather round the table in trepidation. This isn't the first such letter and it causes dad to head straight to the police station to demand that they arrest their new next door neighbour. She's quite a contrast to the "Swan" prim and proper existence. "Rose" (Jessie Buckley) is a fairly foul mouthed single parent who calls a spade a spade and after befriending "Edith" initially, seems to have earned her enmity. It's not just "Edith", though - most of this community of small-minded hypocrites take the same view and with jail looking increasingly likely, she needs help! Now that comes from the most unlikely of quarters as a few of the villagers, and disgruntled woman police officer "Moss" (Anjana Vasan) decide that this is all just too convenient, and that they are going to find out who really did write these heinous and obnoxious letters - a task worthy of "Miss Marple" herself... I found it pretty easy to guess who the culprit was, but the knowing doesn't really impact on this rather joyous romp through a society of double standards and bigotry. The language is ripe but even when at it's most objectionable, it's always quite funny to think what genuinely might have shocked a generation of bible-bashers and bridge-players. There's quite a fun sub-plot with Dame Eileen Atkins, Joanna Scanlan and Lolly Adefope to help keep the mischief rolling along nicely, the police force are well represented in the haplessness stakes by Hugh Skinner and Paul Chahidi and, oh - of course "Rose" has a black boyfriend "Bill" (Malachi Kirby) just to further antagonise her less than worldly brethren. It's a good laugh this - not a guffaw, but it raises quite a few smiles and both Buckley and Colman have quite some comedy timing.
Roberta19702024-04-02
A very interesting, comical movie. I enjoyed it. Funny how Edith wanted to be like Rose and act upon making it out to be Rose's fault. Which really set the movie into a who dunnit type of film. One never expected that it would have been Edith writing the letters to her family. The foul mouth Edith really learned a lot from Rose, looked like she envied Rose. Spiritually free and doesn't care how flawlessly she became. For her it felt great to speak her mind. Which is what I liked about this movie. Intimidating and free for all type with some craziness acting.