Great Expectations Movie (2012): Where to watch and stream online

Great Expectations

2012, Movie, 2h 8min

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

Country: United Kingdom,United States

Director:

Mike Newell

Cast:

Ralph Fiennes,

Jason Flemyng,

Helena Bonham Carter,

David Walliams

Reviews

Critic Guy Lodge

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...this tidily paced, attractively cast film is a perfectly good primer.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Philip French

...this handsomely designed, unobtrusively edited and thoughtfully acted film...

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Russell Smith

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This Great Expectations has a seductive, enchanting feel that has nothing to do with sweet, gauzy sentiments or calculatedly “magical” Hollywood imagery.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Cath Clarke

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What marks out director Mike Newell and writer David Nicholls’s version is its impeccable acting.

Read full review at Time Out

Critic Andreas Samuelson

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...lyfts främst av birollsinnehavarna och deras sidohistorier.

Read full review at Moviezine

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Great Expectations is a movie adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel, directed by Mike Newell. The story follows Pip, a young orphan boy who suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor. Alongside Pip's journey, the movie explores themes such as love, class, and the consequences of one's actions. The cast includes Jeremy Irvine as Pip, Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham, Ralph Fiennes as Magwitch, Robbie Coltrane as Mr. Jaggers, and Holliday Grainger as Estella. The movie offers a fresh take on Dickens' timeless tale, bringing the characters to life in a vivid and captivating way. Great Expectations is sure to leave audiences moved and inspired.

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