The Hippopotamus (2017)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
A beast of a comedy.
Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
- Released: 2017-03-08
- Genres: Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 26m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 121 votes
Directed by John Jencks.
Top cast
- Roger Allam as Ted Wallace
- Matthew Modine as Michael Logan
- Tim McInnerny as Oliver Mills
- Emily Berrington as Jane Swann
- Fiona Shaw as Anne Logan
- Geraldine Somerville as Rebecca Logan
- Tommy Knight as David Logan
- John Standing as Podmore
- Sebastian Croft as Young David Logan
- Daniel Eghan as News reporter
Where to watch The Hippopotamus
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- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Pluto TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
- India: rent on Pijama Films
- Canada: stream on FlixFling; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Filmzie; rent on FlixFling, YouTube; buy on YouTube
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
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