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  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m

Summary In a startling mature and nuanced performance, Parker Posey plays Nora Wilder, a thirty-something Manhattanite who is cynical about love and relationships, in this astute collaboration with first-time writer/director Zoe Cassavetes. (Magnolia Pictures)

Directed By: Zoe R. Cassavetes

Written By: Zoe R. Cassavetes

  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2007
  • PG-13
  • Magnolia Pictures
  • 1 h 37 m

Broken English

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 27 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
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Summary In a startling mature and nuanced performance, Parker Posey plays Nora Wilder, a thirty-something Manhattanite who is cynical about love and relationships, in this astute collaboration with first-time writer/director Zoe Cassavetes. (Magnolia Pictures)

Directed By: Zoe R. Cassavetes

Written By: Zoe R. Cassavetes

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88
Broken English takes 30 minutes to do what most romantic comedies manage with a simple montage. That's a good thing, by the way.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
75
As charmingly verklemmt New York women with bad luck in men and good luck in apartments go, Nora Wilder in Broken English has all the breaks.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
67
This movie belongs to Posey, and her nuanced performance makes Broken English a worthy adventure.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
63
A conventional New York-lonely hearts story made watchable by one element and one element only: Parker Posey.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
63
For all its impeccable indie credibility, writer-director Zoe Cassavetes' bittersweet romance is little more than a hipster chick flick in which the same old smart women make the usual foolish choices.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
50
Almost nothing that's said or done here is convincing. And the energy is set at near-coma level.
By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW
50
Given the gift of Posey at the peak of her powers, Cassavetes squanders her star in low-key, go-nowhere conversations, shot without flair and drained of any improvisatory energy.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

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Production Company HDNet Films, Backup Media, Phantom Film, Vox3 Films
Release Date Jun 22, 2007
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline So Many Mr. Wrongs. So Few Mr. Rights.
Website http://broken-english.jp/
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Awards

Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Nominations
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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