The Bookshop (2017)

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A town without a bookshop is no town at all.

Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.

• Released: 2017-11-10
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 471 votes

Directed by Isabel Coixet.

Top cast

• Emily Mortimer as Florence Green
• Bill Nighy as Mr. Brundish
• Patricia Clarkson as Violet Gamart
• James Lance as Milo North
• Hunter Tremayne as Mr. Keble
• Honor Kneafsey as Christine
• Frances Barber as Jessie Welford
• Reg Wilson as General Gamart
• Michael Fitzgerald as Mr. Raven
• Nigel O'Neill as Mr. Deben

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Where to watch The Bookshop

• United States: watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
• United Kingdom: stream on MGM Plus Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, Beamafilm, Britbox Apple TV channel; watch free on Beamafilm, SBS On Demand; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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