The Personal History of David Copperfield poster

Cast

Dev Patel profile

Dev Patel

David Copperfield

Peter Capaldi profile

Peter Capaldi

Mr. Micawber

Ben Whishaw profile

Ben Whishaw

Uriah Heep

Tilda Swinton profile

Tilda Swinton

Betsey Trotwood

Gwendoline Christie profile

Gwendoline Christie

Jane Murdstone

Hugh Laurie profile

Hugh Laurie

Mr. Dick

Aneurin Barnard profile

Aneurin Barnard

Steerforth

Divian Ladwa profile

Divian Ladwa

Dr. Chillip

Morfydd Clark profile

Morfydd Clark

Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenl...

Benedict Wong profile

Benedict Wong

Mr. Wickfield

Paul Whitehouse profile

Paul Whitehouse

Daniel Peggotty

Daniel Fearn profile

Daniel Fearn

Pawnbroker

Sophie McShera profile

Sophie McShera

Mrs. Crupp

Nikki Amuka-Bird profile

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Mrs. Steerforth

Bronagh Gallagher profile

Bronagh Gallagher

Mrs. Micawber

Darren Boyd profile

Darren Boyd

Edward Murdstone

Matthew Cottle profile

Matthew Cottle

Mr. Spenlow

Lynn Hunter profile

Lynn Hunter

Mrs. Heep

Jairaj Varsani profile

Jairaj Varsani

Young David

Ranveer Jaiswal profile

Ranveer Jaiswal

4-7-Year-Old David

Rosaleen Linehan profile

Rosaleen Linehan

Mrs. Gummidge

Tuwaine Barrett profile

Tuwaine Barrett

Referee Boy

Details

Status

Released

Original language

en

Countries

GB, US

Budget

$15,600,000

Revenue

$11,620,337

Reviews

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A review by Manuel São Bento 8

June 14, 2020

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Based on Charles Dickens' novel, The Personal History of David Copperfield is the first Armando Ianucci's film I ever watched. I didn't really know much about this movie besides its stellar cast. I'm not the biggest fan of biographical works. Usually, I find them too constricted to the genre's formulas, and if I don't think th...

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A review by SWITCH. 8

July 22, 2020

This has really been a banner year for the period film. We've had Gerwig's spectacular 'Little Women', Autumn de Wilde's wondrous adaptation of 'Emma.', and on television, the bombastic imagination of 'The Great'. Armando Iannucci's 'The Personal History of David Copperfield', even with its flaws, sits beautifully beside them. This film left me giddy with joy, my eyes filled with tears, leaping from my seat with every rapturous surprise and unex...

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A review by CinemaSerf 5

March 28, 2022

I'm not Armando Iannucci's biggest fan so saw this at the Opening Gala of the London Film Festival with some trepidation. Unfortunately, I wasn't pleasantly surprised. Dev Patel does bring some charm to the proceedings, but the attempts at comedy in this retelling of Dickens' classic just don't work for me at all. Ben Whishaw and Tilda Swinton appear to be fish out of water and whilst it is good to see Hugh Laurie back on the big screen it all comes across as a bit of a ho...

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A review by CinemaSerf 5

May 30, 2024

I'm not Armando Iannucci's biggest fan so saw this at the Opening Gala of the London Film Festival with some trepidation. Unfortunately, I wasn't pleasantly surprised. Dev Patel does bring some charm to the proceedings, but the attempts at comedy in this retelling of Dickens' classic just don't work for me at all. Ben Whishaw and Tilda Swinton appear to be fish out of water and whilst it is good to see Hugh Laurie back on the big screen it all comes across as a bit of a ho...

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