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Calendar Girls

Some ladies will do anything for a good cause.

6.5(421)20031h 48m7

Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.

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Status
Released
Budget
$10M
Box office
$96.5M
Language
English
  • northern england
  • england
  • mannequin
  • based on true story
  • leukemia
  • calendar
  • yorkshire

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Nigel Cole

Produced in

United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1319 Dec 2003
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical122 Sept 2003
  • AustriaAT

    • Digital / OTTAA2 Jan 2004
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical26 Sept 2003
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical31 Dec 2003
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical031 Dec 2003
  • HungaryHU

    • Digital / OTT1612 Feb 2004
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1212 Sept 2003
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical26 Sept 2003
  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTR18+2 Nov 2003
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical (limited)142 Sept 2003
  • NorwayNO

    • TheatricalA24 Oct 2003

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Calendar Girls was released on 2 September 2003.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    8/18/2019

    7/10

    It's not naked it's nude. When Annie Clarke's beloved husband succumbs to leukaemia, her best friend Chris comes up with a unique idea for raising funds for the hospital that cared for the dearly departed John. They, and fellow members of the Knapely Womens Institute, will pose in some strategically nude pictures and sell them as a calendar! Based on a true story, and following on from the roaring success of 19…

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    Peter McGinn

    10/27/2020

    9/10

    Another one of those movies I watched decades ago and recently revisited. I enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time. It reminds me of Waking Ned Devine in a way. It contains witty and realistic dialogue and a good percentage of the actors are older. There is a bit more drama in Calendar Girls, but it never submerges into melodrama. I am glad I watched it a second time. It has aged well and is a classic …

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    Peter McGinn

    11/1/2020

    9/10

    Another one of those movies I watched back when it came out and recently watched again. Like the women who pose for the calendar, the movie has aged well. My wife and I watch a lot of British tv (for Americans) so we have seen the actresses in many other excellent performances. Calendar a Girls reminds me of another great movie, (Waking) Ned Devine. There is humor, a feel good plot, and a fine ensemble cast. There…

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    CinemaSerf

    8/11/2023

    7/10

    My dad worked in the motor trade when I was a kid, and I was forever seeing Pirelli or Michelin calendars with scantily clad women on them; hell even the beer cans had them too! Well, it's in a garage that "Chris" (Helen Mirren) spots one and it gives her inspiration. Why? Her best friend "Annie" (Julie Walters) has recently become a widow following the death from cancer of her beloved husband "John" (John Alderton),…

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