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The Grotesque
“Gentlemen don't eat poets.”
54%
Movie
1h 39m
AI Analysis
The Grotesque (1995) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Grotesque (1995) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Drama, and Horror with dark, funny, and tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires to be a poet. The new butler, Fledge, provides Lady Harriet with the attention she's been missing and then seduces Sidne… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night, solo focused viewing, and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~99 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Grotesque 54% (15 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
54%
from 15 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires to be a poet. The new butler, Fledge, provides Lady Harriet with the attention she's been missing and then seduces Sidney. Did he have a role in Sidney's disappearance as well?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1995-09-09
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- TMDB rating
- 5.4
- TMDB ID
- 67750
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What is The Grotesque about?
Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Grotesque?
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How long is the movie The Grotesque?
The official runtime for The Grotesque is approximately 99 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Alan Bates
Sir Hugo Coal

Theresa Russell
Lady Harriet Coal

Sting
Fledge

Lena Headey
Cleo Coal

Jim Carter
George Lecky

Anna Massey
Mrs. Giblet

Trudie Styler
Doris

Maria Aitken
Lavinia Freebody

James Fleet
Inspector Limp

Steven Mackintosh
Sidney Giblet

John Mills
Sir Edward Cleghorn
- C
Chris Barnes
Johm Lecky

Timothy Kightley
Harbottle

Richard Durden
Sykes-Herring
- N
Nick Lucas
Hubert Cleggie

Annette Badland
Connie Babblehump
- D
David Henry
Freddy Hoygh
- B
Bob Goody
Father Pim
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