The Revengers' Comedies

"Getting Even... Just Got Even Funnier!"

Jan 13 1999 PG-13 1h 26m
Comedy, Romance

After saving each other from jumping off a bridge, Henry Bell and Karen Knightly plot to avenge the people who drove them to suicide. Henry will ruin the life of the woman who married Karen's boyfriend, while Karen will work as a secretary for the man who took Henry's job. Whether revenge will be sweet – or bittersweet – is anyone's guess.

Plot

Depressed businessman Henry Bell (Sam Neill) and aristocrat Karen Knightly (Helena Bonham Carter) save each other's lives one night when they are ready to jump off London's Tower Bridge. Karen invents a revenge plot. She will punish Henry's enemy Bruce Tick (Steve Coogan) and Henry will destroy the life of Karen's enemy Imogen Staxton-Billing (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas).

Written by

Alan Ayckbourn, Malcolm Mowbray

Directed by

Malcolm Mowbray

Cast

Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, Kristin Scott Thomas

Crew

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Production Countries

France, United Kingdom

Production Companies

France 2 Cinéma, HBO, IMA Productions, Arts Council of England

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,923
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA