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"What if the world's havin' a party and we're missing it 'cause we're stuck here?"

The "big dreams, small town, no chance" premise is a recognisable refrain in literature and motion pictures. Directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, 2010's Cemetery Junction is yet another feature to examine this particular quandary. If Gervais and Merchant sound familiar, it's because they ar... read more

I think it was just "Ok", it was a little disappointing considering the great talent of the Merchant+Gervais duo. Fiennes was great as always.

Coming of age story re-purposed for an English setting from the templates of Hollywood. It works very well!

Taking a new job to escape a bleak existence as a working-class stiff in a small English town, Freddie Taylor (Christian Cooke) gets ensconced in more drama than he bargained for when he runs into his old flame, Julie (Felicity Jones). Now Freddie and his mates, Bruce (Tom Hughes) and Snork (Jack Doolan), must navigate the consequences of the lovely lady’s unexpected reappearance. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant direct this inspired comedy.