Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

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Great Expectations (2012)

Prepare for a life of great expectations.

★ 6.4/10 November 30, 2012 128 min

DramaRomance

Director: Mike Newell  ·  Writer: David Nicholls

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

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Mike Newell Mike Newell

Cast

Jeremy Irvine Jeremy Irvine Philip 'Pip' Pirrip Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter Miss Havisham Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes Abel Magwitch Holliday Grainger Holliday Grainger Estella Havisham Robbie Coltrane Robbie Coltrane Mr. Jaggers Sally Hawkins Sally Hawkins Mrs. Joe Jason Flemyng Jason Flemyng Joe Gargery Ewen Bremner Ewen Bremner Wemmick David Walliams David Walliams Mr. Pumblechook Tamzin Outhwaite Tamzin Outhwaite Molly Daniel Weyman Daniel Weyman Arthur Havisham Jessie Cave Jessie Cave Biddy

User Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
CinemaSerf April 29, 2024
★ 6/10

Well the Irvine's decided to keep this in the family! The young "Pip" (Toby) is out one night when he encounters the escaping convict "Magwitch" (Joseph Fiennes). Terrified for his life, he feeds the man and returns home to his kindly uncle "Joe" (Jason Flemyng) and his rather domineering wife (Sally Hawkins). Scoot on a few years and now big brother Jeremy takes over the leading role and is introduced to the solicitor "Jaggers" (Robbie Coltrane) who informs the young man that he is now a man of means. The conditions of his mysterious benefaction are that he live in London as a gentleman and that he make no enquiries as to the source of his newfound wealth. Now he, and we, make certain assumptions about the eccentric "Miss Havisham" (Helena Bonham Carter) but he is in London now, befriending old sparring partner "Herbert Pocket" (Olly Alexander) and leading a life of comfortable leisure.…