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Shirley Valentine

No one thought she had the courage, the nerve, or the lingerie.

6.3(115)19891h 48m2

Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
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Language
English
  • northern england
  • greece
  • liverpool, england
  • based on play or musical
  • bored housewife

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Behind the camera

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United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR30 Aug 1989
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1527 Oct 1989
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM7 Mar 1990
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical22 Feb 1990
    • Physical18vhs13 Jan 1998
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical1615 Mar 1990
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1527 Oct 1989
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalR18+15 Jun 1990
  • NetherlandsNL

    • TheatricalAL2 Mar 1990
    • PhysicalALDVD16 Jan 2001
    • TVALNet 56 Feb 2003
  • SwedenSE

    • TheatricalBtl2 Mar 1990

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Shirley Valentine was released on 30 August 1989.

Audience reviews

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  • C

    CinemaSerf

    7/3/2022

    7/10

    Willy Russell adapted his own play for this tour de force from Pauline Collins as the bored housewife who spends much of her time at home guzzling wine and talking to the wall before her husband (Bernard Hill) comes home from work for his supper at 6pm prompt! When her friend "Jane" (Alison Steadman) wins an holiday on Mykonos for a fortnight, she invites "Shirley" to accompany her. She initially dithers but luckily …

  • K

    kevin2019

    11/1/2024

    8/10

    "Shirley Valentine" is a hugely entertaining film populated by richly layered and vividly drawn characters and fortunately it successfully manages to completely depart from its small scale theatrical roots to become a genuine motion picture treat. It essentially covers the same basic themes as "Educating Rita" (1983) and it is just as successful at doing this the second time around. The central characters of Rita and…

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