Synopsis
Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.
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Cast
- Lily JamesJuliet Ashton
- Jessica Brown FindlayElizabeth McKenna
- Matthew GoodeSidney Stark
- Michiel HuismanDawsey Adams
- Katherine ParkinsonIsola Pribby
- Glen PowellMark Reynolds
- Tom CourtenayEben Ramsey
- Kit ConnorEli Ramsey
- Penelope WiltonAmelia Maugery
- Bronagh GallagherCharlotte Stimple
Recommendations
- 80
The Telegraph
It is a confection in every sense, but plump with natural sweetness. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Buoyed by a reliably appealing star turn from James, this handsome tearjerker mostly sidesteps the tweeness of its title to become, somehow, both an old-fashioned romance and a detective story trumpeting gender equality. - 70
Screen Daily
Smothering the screen with good intentions, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (adapted from Annie Barrow’s best-selling comfort novel of the same name) is British security-blanket film-making at its finest. - 70
Los Angeles Times
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is an old-school, old-fashioned entertainment, a romantic drama bursting with scenic vistas and earnest charm that contains just enough mystery to keep us involved. - 70
Time
It’s simply a movie that makes you feel welcome. - 70
The New York Times
Mr. Newell directs with sensitivity and the occasional invention; the movie has an almost tactile appreciation of period detail, as when Juliet sets to writing, the camera lingers on her onionskin typing paper. The cast is impeccable. - 63
RogerEbert.com
For all of its breezy charm, what makes “Guernsey” an often frustrating experience is the fact that the story uncovered by Juliet is exceedingly more interesting than the one she finds herself confined within. - 60
Empire
A well told, beautifully acted drama that offers nothing new but a comforting level of familiarity and cosiness.
