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 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 boy's school, Danny finds himself falling in love with Newton, though he is frequently at a loss as to how to express himself. Flirting is the second in a proposed trilogy of John Duigan-directed films revolving around Danny's "awkward" years. Featured in the cast as one of Newton's schoolmates is Nicole Kidman. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: 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
Studio: Trimark

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
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Surprisingly endearing and frequently funny.

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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
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 realy great, heartwarming movie about love, and growing up. I think I might love this movie a little bit.
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.

Cast

            Noah Taylor as Danny Embling

            Thandie Newton as Thandiwe Adjewa

            Nicole Kidman as Nicola Radcliffe

            Bartholomew Rose as "Gilby" Fryer

            Felix Nobis as Jock Blair

            Kiri Paramore as "Slag" Green

            Jeff Truman as Mr. Morris Cutts

            Marshall Napier as Mr. Rupert Elliott

            Craig Black as "Pup" Pierdon

            Maggie Blinco as Miss Guinevere MacReady

            John Dicks as Reverend Consti Nicholson

            Judi Farr as Sheila Embling

            Jacqui Fifer as Stacey Burt

            Kurt Frey as Jean-Paul Sartre

            Marc Gray as Christopher Laidlaw

            Jane Harders as Miss Sylvia Anderson

            Leslie Hill as Greg Gilmore

            Gillian Hyde as Dr. Alison Pierce

            Harry Lawrence as Motel Manager

            Danielle Lyttleton as Jean Thomas

            Joshua Marshall as "Cheddar" Fedderson

            Gregg Palmer as Colin Proudfoot

            Freddie Paris as Solomon Adjewa

            Josh Picker as 'Backa' Bourke

            Fiona Press as Mrs. Archer

            Francesca Raft as Fiona Spry

            Malcolm Robertson as Bruce Embling

            Lisa Spinadel as Barbara Howe

            Femi Taylor as Letitia Adjewa

            Naomi Watts as Janet Odgers

            David Wieland as "Possum" Piper

            Michael Williams as Sonny Liston

            Kim Wilson as Melissa Miles

            Kym Wilson
            
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