Nancy, Please (2012): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2012, Nancy, Please is a drama film directed by Andrew Semans, running about 84 minutes.

What it’s about. NANCY, PLEASE tells the story of Paul Brawley, a gifted PhD candidate at Yale University. Paul has just moved into an apartment with his pragmatic girlfriend, Jen, and is struggling to complete his dissertation before embarking on a career in academia. There's just one snag: as Paul is unpacking his belongings, he discovers that something has been left behind. A seemingly inconsequential object, but one Paul feels is of great importance to his dissertation and, therefore, to his future: a battered, personally annotated hardcover copy of 'Little Dorrit' by Charles Dickens. He will have to retrieve it from his former roommate - the obstinate Nancy. As he becomes increasingly consumed with the retrieval of 'Little Dorrit', Paul's relationship and career unravel.

Who’s in it. Nancy, Please stars Will Rogers as Paul, Eléonore Hendricks as Nancy, Rebecca Lawrence Levy as Jen (as Rebecca Lawrence) and Santino Fontana as Charlie, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.6/10, Nancy, Please has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Philo, YouTube TV, Fandor Amazon Channel and Cineverse Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Nancy, Please page.

If you liked it. Fans of Nancy, Please tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.