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Play trailer Poster for Greenfingers R 2001 1h 31m Comedy Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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The beauty and delicacy of a flower seem a sharp contrast to the rough exterior of a prison inmate. Yet these two images are exactly what writer/director Joel Hershman brings together in Greenfingers, a story of redemption that not only tickles the funny bone, but touches the soul.

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Greenfingers follows the British feel-good formula of underdogs somehow beating the odds, adding nothing new to this already saturated genre.

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Dave Kehr New York Times 10/30/2001
2/5
As synthetic as a rubber rose. Go to Full Review Louis B. Parks Houston Chronicle 09/28/2001
It's just too bad the intended charm is applied with a shovel instead of a trowel. Romantic comedy is a delicate flower that can be smothered by too much fertilizer. Go to Full Review Danny Graydon BBC.com 09/10/2001
3/5
Greenfingers is by no means a poor film, mainly frustratingly pleasant, with any depth that could be applied to the redemption of a murderer cast aside to well-worn and all too familiar genre staples. Go to Full Review Leslie Combemale Cinema Siren 07/26/2019
I can't remember if i've ever seen a movie good or bad that wasn't made better by the presence of either of these actors. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/07/2014
C+
Lacks dramatic credibility despite being a true story. Go to Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 11/03/2003
4/5
A irresistvel simpatia dos personagens eleva o filme a um outro nvel de interesse. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ed L @ed65love 12/12/2024 Delightful film, full of humour and moving moments, great lines, and surprises. Sure, it has a few cliches, and a predictable ending, but so what? It's the journey that counts. It's a feel good film, enjoy it! See more 06/24/2022 Terrible acting. Cheesy plot. Cannot believe anyone likes this. How did they get Helen Mirren to give such a terrible performance? And no gardener could miss the dreadful clangers. (E.g. roses need frost protection?!) See more 10/27/2021 A feel good film about how awesome gardening is. Worth a watch for all the different hats Mirren wears. See more Courtney K @c0urtn3y 08/25/2018 this was delightful. See more 07/31/2018 Watched this outdoors at my home and everyone loved it! The idea, the positive of living in prison & great rehabilitation! Wow! Would highly recommend this! See more 07/06/2018 I kept passing by this movie on my queue multiple times. While this film starts slowly, the story held my attention. I enjoyed this movie more for the interaction of the prisoners than the romantic subplot. Greenfingers seems almost like an alternate universe where certain prisoners with serious crimes in their past are sent to a prison which encourages change for the better rather than reinforcing the brutality of their pasts. This movie is based on a true story of celebrated inmate gardeners, I suspect that the love angle inserted in this story is fabricated as it appears to be the weakest portion. However the arc of the prisoners and their characters are much more interesting. Either by luck or design the prison and its inmates are the major portion of this movie. The cinematography is beautiful. How could it not be with English gardens being almost a main character. The standout human actors are Clive Owen (as prisoner, Colin Briggs) and Helen Mirren (as an expert as familiar with PR as she is with gardening, Georgina Woodhouse). Supporting players David Kelly (prisoner, Fergus Wilks), Warren Clarke (as Governor (aka head of Edgefield Prison) Hodge, Adam Fogerty (as prisoner, Raw) and Paterson Joseph (as prisoner, Jimmy) hold their own against the professionalism and talent of Owen and Mirren. The ending is uplifting, yet not too obviously clichéd. See more Read all reviews
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Joel Hershman

Director

Clive Owen

Colin Briggs

Helen Mirren

Georgina Woodhouse

David Kelly

Fergus Wilks

Warren Clarke

Governor Hodge

Danny Dyer

Tony

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Greenfingers

(l to r): Natasha Little stars as Primrose Woodhouse and Clive Owen star as Colin Briggs in Joel Hershman's GREENFINGERS. Helen Mirrens stars as Georgina Woodhouse in Joel Hershman's GREENFINGERS. Clive Owen stars as Colin Briggs in Joel Hershman's GREENFINGERS (l to r): Paterson Joseph, Danny Dyer, Adam Fogerty, Clive Owen, Warren Clark, and David Kelley in Joel Hershman's GREENFINGERS. Clive Owen stars as Colin Briggs in Joel Hershman's GREENFINGERS (l to r): David Kelley stars as Fergus Wilks and Clive Owen stars as Colin Briggs in Joel Hershman's GREENFINGERS. Greenfingers (2000) Greenfingers (2000) Greenfingers (2000) View more photos

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Synopsis The beauty and delicacy of a flower seem a sharp contrast to the rough exterior of a prison inmate. Yet these two images are exactly what writer/director Joel Hershman brings together in Greenfingers, a story of redemption that not only tickles the funny bone, but touches the soul.
Director
Joel Hershman
Producer
Travis Swords
Screenwriter
Joel Hershman
Production Co
Fireworks Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Boneyard Entertainment
Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 27, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.4M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Stereo
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