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Happy-Go-Lucky

“The one movie this fall that will put a smile on your face.”

2008 · 1 h 58 min
Directed by Mike Leigh
ComedyDramaRomance

Cast

Sally Hawkins Alexis Zegerman Samuel Roukin Elliot Cowan Andrea Riseborough Sinead Matthews

Credits

Written by: Mike Leigh

Plot

A cheerful, optimistic London primary school teacher, Poppy, goes through her life and learns to drive from a bitter driving instructor, in a warm, funny comedy with Sally Hawkins.

Sinekatalog’s take

A warm and funny comedy anchored by a luminous Sally Hawkins.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (42,902 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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