Born Romantic

Sep 14, 2000

1h 36m

★ 6.1

Romance isn't dead...it's just not very well.

Overview

In modern-day London, three men (Craig Ferguson, Jimi Mistry and David Morrissey) and three women (Olivia Williams, Jane Horrocks and Catherine McCormack) fall in and out of love and back again, to the Greek-chorus accompaniment of two cab drivers, who engage in an ongoing conversation about sex. A winning romantic comedy, Born Romantic is the second feature by British writer-director David Kane of This Year's Love fame.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Random Harvest Pictures

Harvest Pictures

Kismet Film Company

United Artists

BBC Film

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Born Romantic Trailers

Cast

Frankie

Craig Ferguson

Jane Horrocks

Jimmy

Adrian Lester

Jocelyn

Catherine McCormack

Eddie

Jimi Mistry

Fergus

David Morrissey

Eleanor

Olivia Williams

Barney

Kenneth Cranham

First Cab Driver

John Thomson

Second Cab Driver

Ian Hart

Suzy

Sally Phillips

Ray

Paddy Considine

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