Circle of Friends

1995

Drama / Romance

11
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 77% · 35 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 73% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 9850 9.9K

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Plot summary

Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?

Director

Pat O'Connor Photo
Pat O'Connor

Top cast

Colin Firth Photo
Colin Firth as Simon Westward
Ciarán Hinds Photo
Ciarán Hinds as Professor Flynn
Alan Cumming Photo
Alan Cumming as Sean
Aidan Gillen Photo
Aidan Gillen as Aidan
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945.17 MB
1280*694
English 2.0
PG-13
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23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 2
1.71 GB
1920*1040
English 2.0
PG-13
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Peter McGinn 8 / 10

Circle of Friends is a little feel good

Circle of Friends is a little feel good sort of movie. The ensemble characters interact quite well. I have always liked Minnie Driver, and Alan Cummings seems to nail the smarmy characters like this. I think he was in a Jane Austen adaptation film with a similar role. The film is based on one of the best Maeve Binchy novels, in my opinion. It concerns Bennie, Driver’s character, who has a self-esteem problem based partly on her weight and unpopularity. But she stands up for herself when she has to, and makes friends. She overcomes problems I won’t go into and risk giving details away, but suffice to say you should really end up rooting for her. My only problem with the movie is the ending. I felt the book had the perfect ending, and the movie went a different way. Don’t get me wrong; if I hadn’t read the book, I am sure I would have been a-okay with the movie ending. I just thought the book nailed it. But movies and books have different story arcs sometimes, and it wouldn’t stop me from watching Circle of Friends again if the opportunity comes along. You be sure to also, because as near as I can see, it can be hard to find it streaming nowadays.
Reviewed by AKS-6 6 / 10

Sweet, well-acted -- not memorable

It must be at least five or six years since I saw this movie last, and I couldn't remember much of it before I saw it again yesterday. That does not surprise me since Circle of Friends truly isn't a very memorable film. It's sweet and extremely well-acted (apart from the always boring Chris O'Donnell)... but that's about it.It was fun, though, to see Minnie Driver, Saffron Burrows, and Aidan Gillen (Queer as Folk, UK version) in early roles. As always, Colin Firth delivered a fine performance.
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