2007
PG-13
Picturehouse
1 h 32 m

2007
PG-13
Picturehouse
1 h 32 m

Summary A romantic comedy set in the mid-eighties about a working-class kid struggling to make his way in the rarefied world of an upper-class British university, Starter for 10 is a bittersweet tale about loyalty, class, falling in love and the difference between knowledge and wisdom. (Picturehouse)

Directed By: Tom Vaughan

Written By: David Nicholls

2007
PG-13
Picturehouse
1 h 32 m

2007
PG-13
Picturehouse
1 h 32 m

Starter for 10

Name: Starter for 10
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2007-02-23
Duration: 1 min 32 s
Rating: 69
Cast: James McAvoy, Alice Eve, Rebecca Hall, Joseph Friend, James Gaddas

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 19 User Ratings

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Directed By: Tom Vaughan

Written By: David Nicholls

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Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews

80% Positive
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USA Today

Despite its awkward title, Starter for 10 is a winning coming-of-age tale told with grace and charm.

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San Francisco Examiner

Some nice performances and modest laughs highlight this amiable British comedy.

By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW

New York Post

Shifting the self-deprecating japery of "High Fidelity" from a record store to a quiz show makes Starter for 10 a sweetly endearing date movie.

By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW

Entertainment Weekly

There's a tidiness and affection to this British homage to John Hughes movies.

By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

For the most part, it's all fairly predictable material, although McAvoy and his costars invest the movie with dynamic performances that manage to keep the story's characters just this side of stereotype and mediocrity.

By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW

Chicago Reader

The main novelty of this conventional, slight, but charming youth picture is that it's English and therefore more class-conscious than most American equivalents.

By Jonathan Rosenbaum FULL REVIEW

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Your basic and basically predictable by-the-numbers picture.

By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 19 User Ratings

7.1

58% Positive
11 Ratings

37% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 19 User Ratings

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58% Positive
11 Ratings

37% Mixed
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5% Negative
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Production Company BBC Film, HBO Films, Neal Street Productions, Playtone, Scamp Film and Theatre Ltd., Scion Films

Release Date Feb 23, 2007

Duration 1 h 32 m

Rating PG-13

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Awards

Empire Awards, UK

• 2 Nominations

Austin Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

British Independent Film Awards

• 1 Nomination

Starter for 10

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Top Cast

James McAvoy

Brian Jackson

Alice Eve

Alice Harbinson

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Epstein

Joseph Friend

Young Brian

James Gaddas

Martin Jackson

Catherine Tate

Julie Jackson

Mark Gatiss

Bamber Gascoigne

Robert Cawsey

University Challenge Competitor

Rasmus Hardiker

University Challenge Competitor

Guy Henry

Dr. Morrison

James Corden

Tone

Dominic Cooper

Spencer

Simon Woods

Josh

Sule Rimi

Marcus

Joe Van Moyland

Hippy at the Party

Benedict Cumberbatch

Patrick Watts

Elaine Tan

Lucy Chang

Ian Bonar

Colin

Reuben-Henry Biggs

Anthony Salmon

Ben Willbond

University Challenge Coordinator

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