Last Chance Harvey (2008)

Directed by

Joel Hopkins

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 306 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging American jingle writer travels to London for his daughter's wedding and loses his job. He meets a lonely airport worker, and the two form a tentative connection over two days.

poignantgentlenostalgicunderstatedtenderlonelyhopefulconversational

What happens

Last Chance Harvey is a 2008 American romantic drama film written and directed by Joel Hopkins. The screenplay focuses on two lonely people who tentatively forge a relationship during two days. Dustin Hoffman plays the title character, Harvey Shine, an American television commercial jingles composer who travels to England for his estranged daughter's wedding and promptly loses his job. Emma Thompson plays an airport hospitality worker with a jaundiced view of relationships. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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