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How About You

Original title: How About You...
  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.9K
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How About You (2007)
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ComedyDrama

A young Irish woman struggling with the direction of her life spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.A young Irish woman struggling with the direction of her life spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.A young Irish woman struggling with the direction of her life spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.

  • Director
    • Anthony Byrne
  • Writers
    • Maeve Binchy
    • Jean Pasley
  • Stars
    • Joss Ackland
    • Hayley Atwell
    • Orla Brady
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anthony Byrne
    • Writers
      • Maeve Binchy
      • Jean Pasley
    • Stars
      • Joss Ackland
      • Hayley Atwell
      • Orla Brady
    • 20User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

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    Trailer 2:18
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    Top Cast17

    Joss Ackland
    Joss Ackland
    • Donald Vanston
    Hayley Atwell
    Hayley Atwell
    • Ellie Harris
    Orla Brady
    Orla Brady
    • Kate Harris
    Kevin Flood
    • William
    Brenda Fricker
    Brenda Fricker
    • Heather Nightingale
    Shashi Rami
    Shashi Rami
    • Minibus Driver
    • (as Pascal Friel)
    Darragh Kelly
    • Mr Evans
    Doreen Keogh
    Doreen Keogh
    • Mary
    Tim McDonnell
    • Man in Wheelchair
    Elizabeth Moynihan
    Elizabeth Moynihan
    • Nurse Healy
    Mick Nolan
    • Postman
    Ryan O'Connor
    • Dan
    Joan O'Hara
    • Alice Peterson
    Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa Redgrave
    • Georgia Platts
    Danielle Ryan
    Danielle Ryan
    • Maria
    Imelda Staunton
    Imelda Staunton
    • Hazel Nightingale
    Colie Sharkey
    • Taxi Driver
    • Director
      • Anthony Byrne
    • Writers
      • Maeve Binchy
      • Jean Pasley
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews20

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Although they play sisters of presumably a similar age to each other, Orla Brady is twenty-one years older than Hayley Atwell.
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Donald Vanston: Damned cars on the lawn. Shit.
      • Heather Nightingale: That's it!
      • Hazel Nightingale: I don't want to go.
      • Heather Nightingale: They're trying to get rid of us before they arrived.
    • Connections
      Features Hobson's Choice (1954)
    • Soundtracks
      How About You
      Written by Burton Lane and Ralph Freed
      Performed by Bobby Darin
      Courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd
      Also Performed by Vanessa Redgrave

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 16, 2007 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • Ireland
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • How About You...
    • Filming locations
      • Rostrevor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
    • Production companies
      • Beyond Films
      • Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
      • Ferndale Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $78,234
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,022
      • Nov 16, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $802,321
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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