Brian and Charles

Name: Brian and Charles
Genre: Comedy
Released: June 17, 2022
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Cara Chase, Chris Hayward, David Earl, Jamie Michie, Louise Brealey

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Focus Features | Release Date: June 17, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Cara Chase, Chris Hayward, David Earl, Jamie Michie, Louise Brealey, Lowri Izzard, Lynn Hunter, Mari Izzard, Nina Sosanya, Sunil Patel

Summary: Brian is a lonely inventor in rural Wales who spends his days building quirky, unconventional contraptions that seldom work. Undeterred by his lack of success, Brian attempts his biggest project yet. Three days, a washing machine, and various spare parts later, he’s invented Charles, an artificially intelligent robot who learns English fromBrian is a lonely inventor in rural Wales who spends his days building quirky, unconventional contraptions that seldom work. Undeterred by his lack of success, Brian attempts his biggest project yet. Three days, a washing machine, and various spare parts later, he’s invented Charles, an artificially intelligent robot who learns English from a dictionary and has an obsession with cabbages. What follows is a humorous and entirely heartwarming story about loneliness, friendship, family, finding love, and letting go.… Expand

Director: Jim Archer

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Kim Hughes

Jun 16, 2022

If themes about the importance of friendship, hope, and love land a bit on the nose, there’s no denying Brian and Charles takes an innovative approach to delivering them, even if — see above — the tack is brazenly metaphorical. Yet its distinctive charms are resonant enough to offset a slender story in what nevertheless amounts to a sweet and earnest, modern-day fable. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jul 7, 2022

It isn’t easy to develop a sketch-length idea into a feature film and not easy to pivot from ironic comedy into dark Straw Dogs-style menace, and then into a sweet-natured happy ending. But Earl, Hayward and Archer have managed it. It’s the bromance of the year. Read full review

NME Paul Bradshaw

Jul 15, 2022

Archer’s film always feels utterly unique. Looking as handmade as its loveable leads and carrying enough odd wit and subtle warmth to put the multiplex to shame, this is British indie cinema at its weird best. See it before it all falls apart at the seams. Read full review

Fran Hoepfner

Jun 15, 2022

Earl and Hayward developed these characters first as a live stand-up show and then in a short film, and natural chemistry and cheeky rapport make “Brian and Charles” a laugh-out-loud comedy. Read full review

Polygon Oli Welsh

Apr 25, 2022

The warmth and tenderness with which the film explores the relationship between Brian and his creation are real. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Jun 16, 2022

It’s a shame that Brian and Charles plays things safe, as Archer’s naturally irreverent debut only becomes easier to invest in during its more outlandish moments. Read full review

Derek Smith

Jun 13, 2022

The original Brian and Charles short focused entirely on its titular characters, and it’s clear that was for the best. Read full review

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Alrightsteve

Jul 4, 2022

Gorgeous film. Beautifully shot and acted. Made me want a cabbage. Yum yum yum