Career Girls

Career Girls

1997 · 87 min · EN · R · 6.6 (97 votes)
Dir. Mike Leigh · Starring Katrin Cartlidge, Lynda Steadman, Kate Byers, Mark Benton, Andy Serkis, Joe Tucker · Music Marianne Jean-Baptiste

“All Hannah wanted was a roommate... instead she got a best friend.”

DramaComedy

A young college student in London moves into a flat and becomes best friends with a flatmate; the former moves into her own flat 4 years later but 6 years after their parting, the former returns to London to pay the latter a visit.

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A quiet, reflective look at how friendships evolve over time. It feels like flipping through old photo albums, a gentle ache of nostalgia for past selves and shared moments. Unpretentious and deeply human.

nostalgicintrospectivemelancholicwistfulsteadynaturalisticcharacter-drivenslice-of-lifefriendshipmemorygrowing upfemale bonds
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london, englandcollegefemale friendshipreunionold friendsreunited friendsflatmates