ChickLit

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ChickLit
Directed by Tony Britten
Written byTony Britten
Starring Christian McKay
Dakota Blue Richards
Miles Jupp
Eileen Atkins
John Hurt
Release date
  • 2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

ChickLit is a 2016 British comedy film written and directed by Tony Britten and starring Christian McKay, Dakota Blue Richards, Miles Jupp, Eileen Atkins and John Hurt.

Contents

Plot

Cast

Release

The film was released in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2016. [1]

Reception

The film has a 13% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews. [2] Kevin Maher of The Times awarded the film zero stars out of five. [3] Wendy Ide of The Observer awarded the film one star out of five. [4] David Parkinson of Radio Times awarded the film two stars out of five. [5] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian also awarded the film two stars out of five. [6] Geoffrey Macnab of The Independent awarded the film two stars. [7]

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References

  1. Clack, David (30 August 2016). "ChickLit". Time Out. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. "ChickLit". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. Maher, Kevin (2 September 2016). "ChickLit". The Times. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. Ide, Wendy (4 September 2016). "ChickLit review – groanworthy bonkbuster". The Observer. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. Parkinson, David. "ChickLit". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. Bradshaw, Peter (1 September 2016). "ChickLit review – mummy-porn shenanigans fail to arouse". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. Macnab, Geoffrey (30 August 2016). "Film reviews round-up: Sausage Party, Morgan, ChickLit, Jim". The Independent. Retrieved 1 May 2024.