This Beautiful Fantastic

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This Beautiful Fantastic

PG

2017

1h 32m

Comedy

Drama

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A reclusive young woman who dreams of becoming a children's author finds an unlikely mentor in the rich curmudgeon who lives next door.

Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

03/16/2017

2.5/4

Depending on how you take your twee - sparingly or, as is the case in this preciously concocted tale of English misfits, slathered like marmalade over a crumpet - it will either delight or quickly cloy.

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Rex Reed

Observer

03/15/2017

3/4

A charming, beautifully photographed modern fairy tale about love and gardening, This Beautiful Fantastic is worth seeing in spite of its dumb deterrent of a title.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

03/10/2017

1.5/4

A very low-stakes fairy tale, wrapped in a strained garden metaphor.

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Jim Ross

TAKE ONE Magazine

02/13/2020

All the actors are talented, but there's nothing to bite on to. This empty lacking. This quirky cutesy. This sugary syrupy. This irksome irritating. THIS BEAUTIFUL FANTASTIC.

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Sarah Cartland

Caution Spoilers

12/08/2018

3/5

A slight, sweet tale about would-be novelist Bella whose life is governed by rules and checks until she tackles her overgrown garden. It doesn't even try to be subtle with the gardening and spreading your wings metaphors but its four misfits are engaging.

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

03/16/2018

2.5/5

An ostensible fairy tale of the creative life in London that tries too hard to be eccentric, while also trying too hard to be grounded and realistic. This is one of those idiosyncrasies that you really can't have both ways.

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Alain E

@AlainE Mar 21

A little too cute for my liking. The message is ok, but I could not stay for the duration.

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Bonnie L.

@BonnieL Jan 21

It is uplifting, funny, and imaginative. It is allegorical in revealing friendship and overcoming obstacles with purpose. The acting was very, very good. I loved it.

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Meri S.

@mschroeder Dec 15

It’s a slow movie with a big message of human connection and friendship. I liked the slowness of this movie; it fits. Nothing too over dramatic. Just a sweet and easy story.

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Adam Z

@RT26735868 06/08/2025

Effectively, a very bad Richard Curtiss film, but by someone else. Half a star because they managed to point the camera in the right direction. Perhaps it would work better with the sound turned off and the audience making up their own story to the pictures?

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Cid K

@RT92885844 03/06/2025

Just the most delightful movie, with superb acting and a touch of magic!

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James G

@RT43993917 08/11/2024

Perfect Sunday viewing. Bella is so likeable and her character develops at a healthy pace. Quirky and easy on the senses.

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Synopsis

A reclusive young woman who dreams of becoming a children's author finds an unlikely mentor in the rich curmudgeon who lives next door.

Director: Simon Aboud
Producer: Christine Alderson, Monika Bacardi, Andrea Iervolino, Kami Naghdi
Screenwriter: Simon Aboud
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Ipso Facto Productions
Rating: PG (Some Thematic Material|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 20, 2017
Runtime: 1h 32m