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62% Critic Match
Clockwise
“Mr. Stimpson ran his life and everyone else's by the clock. Then one day at 2:09 and 43 seconds... The clock decided to strike back.”
6.2 / 10• 1986• 1h 36m•PG• English
Comedy
Storyline
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.
Cast & Crew
John Cleese
Brian Stimpson
Lead
Penelope Wilton
Pat Garden
Alison Steadman
Gwenda Stimpson
Stephen Moore
Mr. John Jolly
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Ellie Trellis
Benjamin Whitrow
Headmaster
Geoffrey Palmer
Headmaster
Michael Aldridge
Prior
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christopher Morahan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Clockwise is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
