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Absolute Beginners

PG-13
Movie
1986
1h 48m
English
Drama, Music, Romance
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...
Rating
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5.7
IMDB
Absolute Beginners (1986) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
69

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Eddie OConnell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to th...
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy RiceDavies
Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Edward TudorPole
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber
Anita Morris
Dido Lament
Paul Rhys
Dean Swift
Julian Firth
The Misery Kid
Chris Pitt
Baby Boom
Lionel Blair
Harry Charms
Gary Beadle
Johnny Wonder
Jess Conrad
Cappuccino Man
Smiley Culture
D.J. Entertainer
Ronald Fraser
Amberley Drove
Directed By: Julien Temple
Written By: Don MacPherson (Screenplay), Christopher Wicking (Screenplay), + 2 more

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davysgrey says...
5 years ago
Not sure why the score is so low, I thought it was pretty good.
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