Flirting

Flirting (1990)

  • 93% of critics liked it
    (15 reviews)

  • 65% of users liked it
    (5,193 ratings)

Australian filmmaker John Duigan followed up his captivating The Year My Voice Broke with Flirting. Noah Taylor repeats his "Danny" characterization from the earlier film, while Thandie Newton plays a Ugandan exchange student who attends an Australian girls boarding school. Billeted at a nearby… More

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed By
John Duigan
Genres
Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1990 Wide
On DVD
Sep 17, 2002
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Critic Reviews

  • Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World

    A truly memorable coming-of-age romance.

  • Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com

    This thing is worth grabbing to rent for the film itself...but do see it once just for Noah's sake.

  • James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

    An offbeat charmer

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    Nowhere near as novel as The Year My Voice Broke....but still worthwhile

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Puts on display director John Duigan's knack for conveying the universal anguish of adolescence

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lucas M


    Charming and entertaining, Flirting, have a captivating script, acting and a good direction that make the audience watch Duigan's movie from the beginning to his end. Fresh.

  • Jennifer X


    I didn't really get it. I didn't feel the adolescent pains.

  • Dean M


    Sensitive teen drama at Sydney boarding school and Nicole Kidman is perfectly as a 16-year-old snooty school prefect (she was 24 years old when that movie was filmed).

  • Jared H


    Wow, this was a really great coming-of-age story that has all the elements that you would want from this type of movie. I've seen Noah Taylor here and there (I think I remember him from the Willy Wonka remake with Johnny Depp), but I had no idea that he had this type of talent. A… More

  • Brian R


    This is a great film. Cried my eyes out. Thandie Newton is great I really admired her character. The same goes for Noah Taylor, Nicole Kidman. Real romance at it's finest.

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