# Birthday Girl (2001)

> A lonely British bank clerk's mail-order marriage becomes a comic, erotic descent into Russian-linked deception and crime.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1431

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Jez Butterworth
- Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz, Kate Lynn Evans, Stephen Mangan, Alexander Armstrong, Sally Phillips
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188453/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, awkward, sardonic, adult date night, dark comedy evening

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