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  • Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Minnie Driver
  • Summary: Set in 1950's Ireland, this romantic coming-of-age story follows three childhood friends from a small town as they head to college in Dublin.
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  1. Reviewed by: Richard Schickel
    90
    Their sweet, determined, gently understated struggle for fulfillment in a superstitiously conservative society makes this densely, deftly packed movie a quiet joy to behold.
  2. Reviewed by: Bruce Diones
    80
    Although there isn't anything startlingly original in this tale of three Catholic girls falling in love in late-fifties Ireland, it gets a sweet telling in Pat O'Connor's pretty film.
  3. Another nice thing about Circle of Friends is that it escapes a happily-ever-after scenario to provide more bite and toughness than it first promises.
  4. 60
    Despite its glaring obviousness, this is charming enough to captivate the viewer, producing unexpectedly strong female characters and faultless attention to detail.

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