Birthday Girl (2001)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Be careful what you wish for.
John is a mild-mannered banker who has never been lucky in love. Fed up with waiting for the right girl to come along, John takes a chance on a Russian mail-order bride arranged via the Internet, where he is introduced to Nadia. John's fondness for Nadia grows... until the sudden arrival of Nadia's gregarious cousins makes John realize that he's in over his head.
- Released: 2001-09-06
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 33m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 449 votes
Directed by Jez Butterworth.
Top cast
- Nicole Kidman as Nadia / Sophia
- Ben Chaplin as John
- Vincent Cassel as Alexei
- Mathieu Kassovitz as Yuri
- Kate Lynn Evans as Clare
- Stephen Mangan as Bank Manager
- Alexander Armstrong as Robert Mosley
- Sally Phillips as Karen
- Jo McInnes as Waitress
- Ben Miller as Concierge
Where to watch Birthday Girl
- United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Crave
- Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
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