Synopsis
A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage and disrupt the live broadcast at the 1970 Miss World competition in London, resulting in overnight fame for the newly-formed organization. When the show resumed, the results caused an uproar and turned the Western ideal of beauty on its head.
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Cast
- Keira KnightleySally Alexander
- Gugu Mbatha-RawJennifer Hosten - Miss Grenada
- Jessie BuckleyJo Robinson
- Keeley HawesJulia Morley
- Phyllis LoganEvelyn Alexander
- Lesley ManvilleDolores Hope
- Rhys IfansEric Morley
- Greg KinnearBob Hope
- John HeffernanGareth
- Suki WaterhouseSandra Anne Wolsfeld - Miss USA
Recommendations
- 80
The Guardian
If there is a tonal uncertainty in this comedy, then that’s because there was a tonal uncertainty in the real-life events, and the movie nicely conveys how they were at one and the same time deadly serious and Pythonically silly. - 80
The Irish Times
It’s just a great story, you wonder why nobody thought to make a movie before. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Following the playbook of “The Full Monty,” “Calendar Girls,” “Military Wives,” et al., Misbehaviour achieves just the right mix of farcical humor, dry wit and the obligatory dramatic moments when the light banter and sight gags give way to Poignant Confrontations reminding us there are serious undertones to this breezy romp. - 75
Boston Globe
Misbehaviour is intersectional to a fault, and keeping all those balls in the air is almost more than the movie can handle. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Good intentions, deft performances and vivid dollops of period style and sensibility go a long way to patch over the bumps. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The jocular, amiable tone helps deliver the more serious social history lesson throughout, even if sometimes it feels like it’s shouting just a little too loudly to wake up the dimmer students at the back of the lecture hall. - 60
Empire
Knightley and Mbatha-Raw headline an excellent band of British talent, but the film’s focus feels sadly misguided. There’s a great story within Misbehaviour — we just don’t get to see enough of it. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Each performer tries their best to inject the material with energy and wit and verve, but Rebecca Frayn and Gaby Chiappe’s script has too many threads to weave together, leaving everyone looking a bit stranded.
