
Release Date
April 13, 2001
Director
Sharon Maguire
Writer
Richard Curtis
Cast
Sally Phillips, Gemma Jones, Celia Imrie, Shirley Henderson, Embeth Davidtz, James Callis, Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Renée Zellweger
Studio
Running Time
97 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language and some strong sexuality
A year in the life of Bridget Jones, who gains 74 pounds, smokes 5000 cigarettes, and has an affair that she ends up regretting. Yes, the typical year...... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
In English class (British Literature), we are reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and last week, my teacher gave us an extra credit assignment where we are to write a paper comparing Austen's classic book and this Renee Zellweger/Hugh Grant movie. Luckily, Bridget Jones's Diary is anything but a forced school assignment; it is one of the funniest romantic comedies to hit theaters since Notting Hill. Full movie review »