Muriel's Wedding (1994)

Directed by

P. J. Hogan

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy

Country

Australia, France

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 492 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A socially awkward woman named Muriel dreams of escaping her dull small town life by having a glamorous wedding. She moves to Sydney and tries to reinvent herself.

bittersweetearnestcomedicmelancholicquirkyhopefultonally mixed

What happens

Muriel's Wedding is a 1994 comedy-drama film written and directed by P. J. Hogan. Starring Toni Collette, Bill Hunter and Rachel Griffiths (in her film debut), the film focuses on the socially awkward Muriel whose ambition is to have a glamorous wedding and improve her personal life by moving from her dead-end hometown, the fictional Porpoise Spit, to Sydney. A co-production between Australia and France, the film premiered at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and was released in Australia on 29 September 1994 and in France on 26 October 1994. It received positive reviews and earned multiple award nominations, including a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Collette). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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