Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
80%RT Audience Score: 73%
Awards & Nominations: 1 nomination
Miss Pettigrew is a breezy period comedy carried by the strong performances of Amy Adams and Frances McDormand
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is like a refreshing glass of lemonade on a hot summer day. It’s a delightful escape from reality, with fabulous fashion, charming characters, and a touch of romance. Frances McDormand and Amy Adams are a dynamic duo, bringing humor and heart to this whimsical tale. It’s the perfect movie to watch when you need a break from the real world and want to indulge in a little bit of fantasy. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride!
Production Company(ies)
Anonymous Content
Distributor
Focus Features
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Savoy Hotel, Strand, London, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for some partial nudity and innuendo
Year of Release
2008
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:DTS Dolby Digital EX
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 32m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 7, 2008 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 19, 2008
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, PG-13, Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1h 32m, starring Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace, Ciarán Hinds, Mark Strong, Shirley Henderson, directed by Bharat Nalluri, written by David Magee, Simon Beaufoy, produced by Nellie Bellflower, Stephen Garrett, reviewed by Nell Minow, Hank Sartin, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Derek Malcolm, Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Anthony Quinn, Mike Massie, Ali Jawetz, Debbie Lynn Elias, Micheal Compton, Leslie Combemale, box office gross $12.3M, budget unknown, PG-13 rating, 1930s London, governess, employment agency, female bonding, art deco apartments, fairy tale, happy endings, strong performances, period comedy, partial nudity, innuendo, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby SRD, Scope (2.35:1)
Worldwide gross: $16,724,933
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $23,037,956
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,664
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 2,512,318
US/Canada gross: $12,313,694
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $16,961,643
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,463
US/Canada opening weekend: $2,490,942
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $3,431,177
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,149
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Amy Adams – Delysia Lafosse
Lee Pace – Michael
Ciarán Hinds – Joe
Mark Strong – Nick
Shirley Henderson – Edythe Dubarry
Director(s)
Bharat Nalluri
Writer(s)
David Magee, Simon Beaufoy
Producer(s)
Nellie Bellflower, Stephen Garrett
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 nomination
Academy Awards
All Critics (152) | Top Critics (54) | Fresh (118) | Rotten (34)
February 18, 2012 | Rating: B+
Nell Minow
Movie Mom
TOP CRITIC
November 17, 2011 | Rating: 4/5
Hank Sartin
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: C+
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
McDormand is left trying for emotional depth in a sea of middling farce and semi-sophisticated comedy.
August 15, 2008 | Rating: 2/5
Derek Malcolm
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
McDormand brings a Chaplinesque pathos to this snappy period comedy. Fabulous frocks, tasty men, female bonding, art deco apartments to die for; it’s like Sex And The City set in 1930s London. I could have happily watched it for hours…
August 15, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Metro Newspaper (UK)
TOP CRITIC
It’s lucky that Amy Adams and Frances McDormand lend their best charms to Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, otherwise this featherweight Art Deco fancy might drift away like a soap bubble, and go ‘pop!’
August 15, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
Anthony Quinn
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
An engaging yet desperately generic feel-good dramedy.
November 28, 2020 | Rating: 4/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, provides pleasant respite in these times of doom and gloom.
November 20, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Ali Jawetz
PopMatters
This is a dream come true for every woman out there and truly does make you, even as an adult, believe in fairy tales and happy endings.
November 13, 2019
Debbie Lynn Elias
Behind The Lens
McDormand is her usual reliable self, while Adams continues to show her acting chops, delivering a funny, charming performance.
October 29, 2019 | Rating: B
Micheal Compton
Bowling Green Daily News
Amy Adams is at her sassiest, which is saying something, and Frances McDormand is a luminous charm playing the genuine and rapidly changing Miss Pettigrew.
July 26, 2019
Leslie Combemale
Cinema Siren
Fabulously funny and entertaining, but also slyly moving as well.
June 6, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
Mattie Lucas
The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)…
Plot
War threatens London as Miss Pettigrew, a destitute governess, filches a client’s card from her agency and presents herself at the door. A singer named Delysia Lafosse wants a social secretary as she seeks a West End role by sleeping with a feckless producer in the bed of Nick, a smarmy nightclub owner with whom she also dallies. She ignores Michael, her piano player, who loves her and has tickets for New York on the Queen Mary. Miss Pettigrew’s job is to make sure Delysia gets the part. Over 24 hours, Miss Pettigrew is also called upon to help an ambitious and unfaithful fashion editor patch things up with her older fiancé, a lingerie designer. Has Miss Pettigrew found her calling?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Frances McDormand brings a Chaplinesque pathos to this snappy period comedy.
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