Career Girls (1997)

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All Hannah wanted was a roommate... instead she got a best friend.

A young college student in London moves into a flat and becomes best friends with a flatmate; the former moves into her own flat 4 years later but 6 years after their parting, the former returns to London to pay the latter a visit.

• Released: 1997-06-01
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 27m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 97 votes

Directed by Mike Leigh.

Top cast

• Katrin Cartlidge as Hannah Mills
• Lynda Steadman as Annie
• Kate Byers as Claire
• Mark Benton as Ricky Burton
• Andy Serkis as Mr. Evans
• Joe Tucker as Adrian Spinks
• Margo Stanley as Ricky's Nan
• Michael Healy as Lecturer

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Career Girls

• United States: stream on Criterion Channel
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel

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