Tristram Shandy
2005 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.2 · 84% critics
A prickly actor with shaky confidence tries to lead an ambitious adaptation of a famously hard-to-film novel at a grand country house. As the production lurches forward, rivalries, ego clashes, and off-set distractions blur the line between performance and real life, turning the shoot into a comedy of constant interruptions.
Based on The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Also known as Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
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Details
- Original title
- A Cock and Bull Story
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-07-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (150 votes)
About
If you enjoy self-referential comedies about messy creative processes and petty rivalries, this could click, especially if you liked 24 Hour Party People; Not for you if you want a clear plot and steady laughs.
Pros: sharp backstage banter; oddball meta humor; lively ensemble moments | Cons: loose, plot-light structure; humor can feel tedious; smug tone for some
Themes
- based on novel or book
- film in film
- filmmaking
Cast & crew
Steve Coogan
as Tristram Shandy / Walter Shandy / Steve Coogan
Rob Brydon
as Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon
Keeley Hawes
as Elizabeth Shandy / Keeley Hawes
Shirley Henderson
as Susannah / Shirley Henderson
Raymond Waring
as Trim
- CM
Conal Murphy
as Six-Year-Old Tristam
- JW
Joe Williams
as Nine-Year-Old Tristam
Paul Kynman
as Obadiah
Mark Tandy
as London Doctor
Dylan Moran
as Dr. Slop
Directed by Michael Winterbottom