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44% Critic Match
Mad Cows
“They don't take no bull”
4.4 / 10• 1999• 1h 30m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
When her TV star husband Alex decides to divorce her so that he can start a career in politics, newly single mother Maddy goes shoplifting and ends up in jail. Losing custody of her infant child, Maddy hatches a scheme to break out of prison with the assistance of her friend Gillian, who's avoiding the law herself for credit card fraud. Now Maddy has to find the couple who have adopted her son and avoid falling in love with selfish Alex all over again.
Cast & Crew
Anna Friel
Maddy
Lead
Joanna Lumley
Gillian
Anna Massey
Dwina Phelps
Phyllida Law
Lady Drake (Alex's Mother)
Greg Wise
Alex
Elizabeth Berrington
Pru
Omid Djalili
George
John Standing
Politician
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sara Sugarman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mad Cows is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
