Peter's Friends

Peter's Friends

Love, friendship, and other natural disasters...

Directed by Kenneth Branagh

Produced by BBC, Renaissance Films

1992101 min6.6 / 10

A warm, bittersweet ensemble comedy-drama about old friends reuniting over New Year's Eve, grappling with how their lives have diverged and what they've lost and gained in a decade.

After inheriting a large country estate from his late father, Peter invites his friends from college: married couple Roger and Mary, the lonely Maggie, fashionable Sarah, and writer Andrew, who brings his American TV star wife, Carol. Sarah's new boyfriend, Brian, also attends. It has been 10 years since college, and they find their lives are very different.

Questions people ask

  • Is Peter's Friends one of a kind? No. Less singular than 90% of films.

  • Is Peter's Friends violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Peter's Friends easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Peter's Friends scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Peter's Friends sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Does Peter's Friends end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity15

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Surprise39

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Love50

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