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Great Expectations (1998)
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Ratings: 6.6/10 from 27,950 users
Metascore:
55/100
Reviews: 183 user | 72 critic | 24 from Metacritic.com Modernization of Charles Dickens classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love. Director:Alfonso Cuarón |
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| Ethan Hawke | ... | ||
| Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | ||
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Walter Plane
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| Chris Cooper | ... | ||
| Anne Bancroft | ... | ||
| Robert De Niro | ... |
Prisoner
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Lustig
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Josh Mostel | ... |
Jerry Ragno
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| Kim Dickens | ... |
Maggie
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| Nell Campbell | ... |
Erica Thrall
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| Gabriel Mann | ... |
Owen
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| Jeremy James Kissner | ... |
Finnegan at Age 10
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| Raquel Beaudene | ... | ||
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Stephen Spinella | ... |
Carter Macleish
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| Marla Sucharetza | ... |
Ruth Shepard
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Isabelle Anderson | ... |
Lois Pope
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Based on Charles Dickens' timeless tale, this is a story of the love of a man for an unreachable woman. Updated to modern day New York City, the story concerns a man of modest background who falls in love with a rich girl. But when a mysterious benefactor greenlights the man to make his dreams come true, everything done has the ultimate goal of making Estella fall in love with him... Written by Steve Richer <sricher@sympatico.ca>
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Let desire be your destiny.Parents Guide:
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Grandes Esperanças See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$9,593,290 (USA) (1 February 1998) (1867 Screens)Gross:
$26,333,044 (USA) (29 March 1998)Company Credits
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drawn by Finnegan Bell (Ethan Hawke). They run the entire
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Written by Consuelo Velázquez
Performed by Steve Lawrence (as Steve) and Eydie Gormé (as Eydie)
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Trivia
While sharing the title with the 1861 Charles Dickens novel, it is only loosely based on it. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: In the scene in which Lustig is shown on TV, the commentator mentions Lustig is due for death by lethal injection. Florida only began offering lethal injection relatively recently. When Finn was a boy, the method would have been the electric chair. See more »Crazy Credits
The credits are accompanied by images of all the artworkdrawn by Finnegan Bell (Ethan Hawke). They run the entire
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Connections
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Gwyneth Paltrow/Barenaked Ladies (#24.12)" (1999) See more »Soundtracks
"Bésame Mucho"Written by Consuelo Velázquez
Performed by Steve Lawrence (as Steve) and Eydie Gormé (as Eydie)
Courtesy of MCA Records
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