Birthday Girl

Sep 6, 2001

1h 33m

★ 5.9

Be careful what you wish for.

Overview

John is a mild-mannered banker who has never been lucky in love. Fed up with waiting for the right girl to come along, John takes a chance on a Russian mail-order bride arranged via the Internet, where he is introduced to Nadia. John's fondness for Nadia grows... until the sudden arrival of Nadia's gregarious cousins makes John realize that he's in over his head.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

HAL Films

Film4 Productions

Birthday Girl Trailers

Cast

Nadia / Sophia

Nicole Kidman

John

Ben Chaplin

Alexei

Vincent Cassel

Yuri

Mathieu Kassovitz

Clare

Kate Lynn Evans

Bank Manager

Stephen Mangan

Robert Mosley

Alexander Armstrong

Karen

Sally Phillips

Waitress

Jo McInnes

Concierge

Ben Miller

D.I. O'Fetiger

Jonathan Aris

Young Sophia

Katya Barton-Chapple

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