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71% Critic Match
This Beautiful Fantastic
“Life blooms in enchanting ways.”
7.1 / 10• 2016• 1h 40m•PG• English
DramaRomanceComedy
Storyline
Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.
Cast & Crew
Jessica Brown Findlay
Bella Brown
Lead
Tom Wilkinson
Alfie Stevenson
Andrew Scott
Vernon
Jeremy Irvine
Billy Tranter
Anna Chancellor
Mrs Bramble
MF
Mia Farkasovska
Young Bella
Eileen Davies
Milly
NN
Natalie Nasseraldeen
Rhian
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Simon Aboud's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. This Beautiful Fantastic is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
