The Closer You Get

The Closer You Get (2000)

  • 32% of critics liked it
    (19 reviews)

  • 52% of users liked it
    (177 ratings)

In a small Irish village where herding sheep is still one of the major industries, the largely male, unmarried population has grown dissatisfied with their lot in life; when a shipping error sends the wrong film to the local movie house, the citizens are treated to a racy item from the United… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Aileen Ritchie
Written By
William Ivory
Genres
Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Feb 25, 2000 Wide
On DVD
Jan 10, 2006
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Emily Bobrow, Film Journal International

    A harmlessly amusing comedy about the pursuit of love in a tiny Irish community.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...an innocuous, thoroughly forgettable comedy...

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