Take a Girl Like You (2000): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2000, Take a Girl Like You is a comedia and drama film directed by Nick Hurran, running about 162 minutes.

What it’s about. Set in the 1950s, it follows the progress of twenty year old Jenny Bunn, as she moves from her family home in the North of England to a London suburb to teach primary school children. Jenny is a traditional Northern working-class girl whose striking good looks are in sharp contrast to her prosaic upbringing, and to her strong belief that a girl should preserve her virginity until her wedding night. Because of her attractiveness, Jenny's views on virginity and marriage cause conflicts. The film centres on the (increasingly desperate and cruel) attempts of Patrick Standish, a 30 year old schoolmaster at the local grammar school, to seduce Jenny, against a backdrop of his skirmishes with his school authorities and with the shabby, suburban middle class milieu in which the film is set.

Who’s in it. Take a Girl Like You stars Sienna Guillory as Jenny Bunn, Rupert Graves as Patrick Standish, Hugh Bonneville as Julian Ormerod and Robert Daws as Dick Thompson, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Take a Girl Like You has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Take a Girl Like You page.

If you liked it. Fans of Take a Girl Like You tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and El club de la lucha.