Overview
A heartfelt journey unfolds through letters and friendship amidst the shadows of war.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- warm
- nostalgic
- gentle
- quiet evening
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film handsomely made, warmly acted, and gently entertaining, while noting its conventional mystery and cozy familiarity.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Juliet's correspondence with the Guernsey society initiates the investigation and develops her relationships with the islanders.
Juliet's attraction to Dawsey and the islanders' guarded memories are inseparable from the wounds left by German occupation.
The literary and potato peel pie society gives isolated Guernsey residents companionship and protection during and after occupation.
Book discussions, correspondence, island friendships, and gentle humor frame memories of occupation in a warm nostalgic register.
Films like The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, and why
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Shared period romance, literary sensibility, class and gender themes, and comforting historical atmosphere.
The Last Letter from Your Lover
Shared epistolary storytelling, wartime memory, romantic longing, and emotionally warm period-drama tone.
The Jane Austen Book Club
Shared bookish setting, female self-discovery, restrained romance, and nostalgic historical drama.
Atonement
Shared World War II backdrop, intimate community bonds, romantic melodrama, and bittersweet historical memory.
84 Charing Cross Road
Movie Details
- Director
- Mike Newell
- Release Date
- 2018-04-19
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (1429)
Cast
- Lily James
- Jessica Brown Findlay
- Matthew Goode
- Michiel Huisman
- Katherine Parkinson
- Glen Powell
- Tom Courtenay
- Kit Connor
- Penelope Wilton
- Bronagh Gallagher
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society about?
- A literary-minded London writer finds romance, friendship, and buried wartime stories within an eccentric book society on occupied Guernsey.
- What is The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society as mild.
- What did critics think of The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society?
- Critics broadly found the film handsomely made, warmly acted, and gently entertaining, while noting its conventional mystery and cozy familiarity.
- Which films are like The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society?
- Films with a similar feel include The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Last Letter from Your Lover, The Jane Austen Book Club, Atonement, and 84 Charing Cross Road.
- How long is The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society?
- The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society runs 124 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society?
- In United States, The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
