Funny Cow

2017

Action / Comedy / Drama

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 71% · 42 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 2643 2.6K

northern england 1970s comedian domestic abuse

Plot summary

A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.

Director

Adrian Shergold Photo
Adrian Shergold

Top cast

Christine Bottomley Photo
Christine Bottomley as Funny Calf's Mum
Diane Morgan Photo
Diane Morgan as Margaret
Stephen Graham Photo
Stephen Graham as Funny Calf's Dad / Older Mike
Hannah Walters Photo
Hannah Walters as Jean
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941.18 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 1
1.89 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 42 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by fostrhod 7 / 10

It's grim up nerrrth

A Gritty grim film about the school of hard knocks which leads to the eventual success (obviously) of funny cow. Some lovely cameos from various faces from British tv. Kevin Rowland to name but one. Music by Richard Hawley, he also is seen taking part in s talent show and later singing on stage in s working man's club with "coffee" played by Corine Bailey Rae.It's a great film Maxine Peake is immense, likewise Alun Armstrong is wonderful as the bitter ageing comedian I'm not sure if this was originally a stage play, it does have that feel but don't let that put you off.It's about a comic but it's not a comedy
Reviewed by alan_darwin 7 / 10

Unflinching look at a dysfunctional era

I'm a big fan of anything Paddy Considine. Funny Cow is tough going sometimes, but then it should be. The topics covered; dysfunctional family life, misogyny, domestic violence, racism, sexism are shown as they are/were. Maxine Peak carries the story, a survivor, aware even at a young age that things "aren't right". Alun Armstrong as the washed up tragi-comic oozes despair. There are some great cameos amid the bleak back-to-backs of the 70s north. Well worth a look if you like fins like Tyrannosaur or Dead Man's Shoes. A meaty, gritty, unflinching tale.
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