Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) movie poster

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

"Every woman will have her day."
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👍 71%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 70%
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Director
Bharat Nalluri
Runtime
1h 32m
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (434 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Metacritic
63

Cast

Frances McDormand as Guinevere Pettigrew · 74% avg
Amy Adams as Delysia LaFosse · 72% avg
Lee Pace as Michael Pardew · 73% avg
Ciarán Hinds as Joe Blomfield · 70% avg
Shirley Henderson as Edythe Dubarry · 72% avg
Mark Strong as Nick Caldarelli · 70% avg
Tom Payne as Phil Goldman
Christina Cole as Charlotte Warren · 67% avg

Is Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day good?

Most people think so. 71% audience score, estimated from 434 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 70%.

Overview

London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame. Wikipedia ↗

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