Gregory's Two Girls
An awkward English teacher revisits adolescent romantic confusion while confronting factory corruption in his Scottish community.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- gentle
- wistful
- lazy sunday
- quiet movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found charm, subtle human insight, and assured craftsmanship in the film, while noting that its gentle style felt dated and its pacing was slow.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gregory returns to his former school twenty years after the events of Gregory's Girl and must confront the persistence of his adolescent uncertainty.
Gregory's choice between two romantic possibilities is entangled with pupils' efforts to expose corrupt practices at a local factory.
The factory scandal broadens the story beyond romance, while Forsyth's craftsmanship keeps the political material woven into understated comic storytelling.
Gregory teaches at his old school and encounters his former schoolfriend Fraser Rowan within the same local community.
Films like Gregory's Two Girls, and why
Gregory's Girl
shared wistful british comedy, romantic awkwardness, and understated humanism
Local Hero
shared gentle british humor, idealistic characters, and socially observant small-community storytelling
That Sinking Feeling
shared workplace corruption, comic idealism, and scottish ensemble comedy
The Tall Guy
shared romantic indecision, conversational wit, and mature coming-of-age themes
Movie Details
- Director
- Bill Forsyth
- Release Date
- 1999-10-15
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 (19)
Cast
- John Gordon Sinclair
- Dougray Scott
- Maria Doyle Kennedy
- Kevin Anderson
- Martin Schwab
- Fiona Bell
- Carly McKinnon
- Hugh McCue
- John Murtagh
- Alexander Morton
Common questions
- What is Gregory's Two Girls about?
- An awkward English teacher revisits adolescent romantic confusion while confronting factory corruption in his Scottish community.
- What is Gregory's Two Girls like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gregory's Two Girls as slow, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Gregory's Two Girls violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Gregory's Two Girls.
- What did critics think of Gregory's Two Girls?
- Critics broadly found charm, subtle human insight, and assured craftsmanship in the film, while noting that its gentle style felt dated and its pacing was slow.
- Which films are like Gregory's Two Girls?
- Films with a similar feel include Gregory's Girl, Local Hero, That Sinking Feeling, and The Tall Guy.
- How long is Gregory's Two Girls?
- Gregory's Two Girls runs 116 minutes.
