Great Expectations (2012)

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Prepare for a life of great expectations.

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

Released: 2012-11-30
Genres: Drama, Romance
Runtime: 2h 8m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 361 votes

Directed by Mike Newell.

Top cast

Jeremy Irvine as Philip 'Pip' Pirrip
Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham
Ralph Fiennes as Abel Magwitch
Holliday Grainger as Estella Havisham
Robbie Coltrane as Mr. Jaggers
Sally Hawkins as Mrs. Joe
Jason Flemyng as Joe Gargery
Ewen Bremner as Wemmick
David Walliams as Mr. Pumblechook
Tamzin Outhwaite as Molly

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Where to watch Great Expectations

United States: rent on Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada: rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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