Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- hopeful
- lazy sunday
- historical film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film crowd-pleasing and warmly acted, with dry humor and serious feminist undertones that sometimes remain constrained by a familiar formula.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film alternates between Sally Alexander and the feminist protesters and Jennifer Hosten and the Miss World contestants, complicating its central debate.
The women coordinate a public disruption of the 1970 Miss World competition as part of a wider challenge to sexism and objectification.
The protest narrative combines farcical disruption, dry wit, and poignant confrontations in a broadly accessible feelgood register.
The story unfolds in London in 1970 amid student protest, communal living, and the early women’s liberation movement.
Films like Misbehaviour, and why
The Full Monty
shared feelgood British ensemble storytelling, social progress themes, dry wit, and working-class solidarity
Calendar Girls
shared crowd-pleasing British comedy-drama tone, women-centered community, and challenge to restrictive social expectations
Suffragette
shared historical women’s liberation themes, political protest, and accessible dramatic comedy
Military Wives
shared true-story basis, female ensemble, institutional sexism critique, and warm comic tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Philippa Lowthorpe
- Release Date
- 2020-03-12
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (307)
Cast
- Keira Knightley
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Jessie Buckley
- Keeley Hawes
- Phyllis Logan
- Lesley Manville
- Rhys Ifans
- Greg Kinnear
- John Heffernan
- Suki Waterhouse
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Britbox Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Misbehaviour about?
- A spirited historical comedy-drama follows feminist protesters whose audacious intervention at the 1970 Miss World contest challenges sexism while revealing competing ideas of female liberation.
- What is Misbehaviour like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Misbehaviour as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Misbehaviour violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Misbehaviour.
- What did critics think of Misbehaviour?
- Critics broadly found the film crowd-pleasing and warmly acted, with dry humor and serious feminist undertones that sometimes remain constrained by a familiar formula.
- Which films are like Misbehaviour?
- Films with a similar feel include The Full Monty, Calendar Girls, Suffragette, and Military Wives.
- How long is Misbehaviour?
- Misbehaviour runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Misbehaviour?
- In United States, Misbehaviour streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Britbox Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
