Circle of Friends
Three girlhood friends, now in college, navigate first loves, first kisses, and first betrayals. At the heart of their world stands the campus's most handsome boy. Will a self-conscious dreamer manage to reel in the biggest catch on campus?
Director(s)
Pat O'Connor
Libbie Barr
Terence A. Clegg
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Reviews
Peter McGinn
Circle of Friends is a little feel good sort of movie. The ensemble characters interact quite well. I have always liked Minnie Driver, and Alan Cummings seems to nail the smarmy characters like this. I think he was in a Jane Austen adaptation film with a similar role. The film is based on one of the best Maeve Binchy novels, in my opinion. It concerns Bennie, Driver’s character, who has a self-esteem problem based partly on her weight and unpopularity. But she stands up for herself when she has to, and makes friends. She overcomes problems I won’t go into and risk giving details away, but suffice to say you should really end up rooting for her. My only problem with the movie is the ending. I felt the book had the perfect ending, and the movie went a different way. Don’t get me wrong; if I hadn’t read the book, I am sure I would have been a-okay with the movie ending. I just thought the book nailed it. But movies and books have different story arcs sometimes, and it wouldn’t stop me from watching Circle of Friends again if the opportunity comes along. You be sure to also, because as near as I can see, it can be hard to find it streaming nowadays.
Circle of Friends FAQs
The directors of Circle of Friends are Pat O'Connor, Libbie Barr, and Terence A. Clegg.
The cast of Circle of Friends includes Mick Lally as Dan Hogan, Sean McGinley as Mr Duggan, Ciarán Hinds as Professor Flynn, Saffron Burrows as Nan Mahon, Britta Smith as Mrs Hogan, John Kavanagh as Brian Mahon, Tom Hickey as Professor Maclure, Marie Mullen as Mrs Foley, Alan Cumming as Sean Walsh, Minnie Driver as Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan, Chris O'Donnell as Jack Foley, Jason Barry as Nasey Mahon, and more.
The duration of Circle of Friends is 1h 43 mins.
Circle of Friends was released on 07 Apr 1995.
Circle of Friends is listed under Drama and Romance on Fanbiz.
Circle of Friends has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Circle of Friends is a little feel good sort of movie. The ensemble characters interact quite well. I have always liked Minnie Driver, and Alan Cummings seems to nail the smarmy..."
