Natasha Richardson, Alan Rickman, Josh Hartnett

Two beauty salons in the small English town of Keighley are locked in a heated rivalry over the National Hairdressing Championships. Local hairdresser Phil was once the golden boy of the competition u...( read more  read more... )ntil his wife and model Shelly left him and their son Brian to set up shop with her lover Sandra. Retired from the scene, Phil wants nothing to do with all the excitement surrounding the beautiful and stylish crowd that has flocked to the town. However, as the preparations for the big event begin to unfold, it becomes clear that the out-of-towners aren't playing by the rules, so rivals Phil, Shelly and Sandra must put aside their differences and team up to put their town back on the map and their family back on track.

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R, 1 hr. 10 min.

Directed by: Paddy Breathnach

Release Date: March 7, 2001

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DVD Release Date: August 14, 2001

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  • September 29, 2009
    ..Blows! Great cast, just isn?t very good.
  • September 4, 2009
    Another one of those movies where I was expecting a comedy based on the previews. It almost made me cry a few times! And Josh Harnett's British accent was kinda terrible, he should stick with drama. It was pretty ridiculous though and a fun movie.
  • May 27, 2009
    So it's a comedy about hairdressing. In truth, the hairdressing provides little more than colour commentary (pun intended), because it's the relationships that take first stage, and they take it really well. Alan Rickman is good, sincere and has depth, Josh Hartnett has an okay d...( read more)elivery ruined by his trying-too-hard faux Yorkshire accent, and Bill Nighy is Bill Nighy, you'll always get a few laughs from him, but the real stars are Rachel Griffiths and Natasha Richardson. Griffiths, in particular, is splendid, going from funny to poignantly hurt to deep, deep love without skipping a beat. Richardson also makes a strong impression, and you can feel the pain in her as the film goes. Oh well... It's a fun film, but it's also a good film.
  • June 16, 2007
    The storyline is a bit naff but some really great acting in this film - some extraordinary hairstyles too - an interesting watch but not one I'd go out and buy.
    Shame I watched it in German, I'd be interested to hear Josh Hartnett's accent.
  • August 23, 2006
    Messed up, but the storyline and presentation were nearly flawless.
  • October 14, 2009
    this would have been better if they had used an english actor for the lead, when will film makers realise that american are useless at doing an english acent.
  • August 17, 2009
    pretty weird comedy film about hair dressing competition. Can watch it only one time...
  • June 13, 2009
    This movie, like American Gigolo, seemed much better the first time I watched it.
  • March 9, 2009
    Netflix described this as "The Full Monty With Hair Curlers" which is perplexing to me- they have nothing in common except for a British cast. I can't believe for the movie poster they featured 2 American secondary characters wheras it should've showcased Rickman and Nighy with...( read more) dueling blow dryers. Might be difficult to get men to watch this, but it is more a feel good comedy and the ending is very satisfying and the hair designs are very impressive.
  • February 7, 2009
    A fun perspective into the 'competitive' aspects of hair styling competitions. Surprisingly, the light hearted-ness works in many aspects. Rickman fans will def enjoy.

Critic Reviews


March 9, 2001
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Blow Dry seems both overplotted and underimagined. full review

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  • ihaveadreamm
    June 2, 2007
    i like this movie..i watched it 3times..it is different than those movies of wars, FBI, and blood..., Alan Rickman is wonderful.i think id like to watch more of his movies , any advises???what the best of his movies??
  • OriginalMotionPictureSoundtrack
    June 18, 2006
    At first, I guess, I had no idea what it was about. I thought it would be a stupid teen movie... and I was scared of the title. My mom wanted to watch it though, so we did. And it was good! Better than I thought it would be. But then again, I had no idea what it was about before we pressed play.

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  • His wife, played by Natasha Richardson, ran away with his model, played by Rachel Griffiths, in 2001's "Blow Dry".  Answer »
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