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Military Wives. Image shows from L to R: Lisa (Sharon Horgan), Kate (Kristin Scott Thomas). Copyright: Lions Gate
Military Wives

Military Wives

  • 2020 film

Comedy drama inspired by the true story of a choir comprised of military personnel's wives. Stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Emma Lowndes, Gaby French, Lara Rossi and more.

  • Repeated Monday at 9pm on Film4

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Press clippings

Sharon Horgan: interview

Sharon Horgan talks about the conclusion of her beloved sitcom Catastrophe, and following that up by starring in Military Wives with Kristin Scott Thomas.

Adrian Lobb, The Big Issue, 21st March 2020

Review: Military Wives

If its plotting is as pioneering as a treble clef, this unassuming little number was never pretending to be anything but a tra la to grace under pressure.

Andiee Paviour, Nobody's Reading This But Me, 11th March 2020

Film review: Military Wives

Lightning fails to strike twice for Peter Cattaneo, Oscar-nominated director of The Full Monty, with another heart-warming comedy drama of community spirit in the face of adversity.

Damon Smith, The National (Scotland), 10th March 2020

Military Wives review

I cried so much during Military Wives - to put it in resolutely British terms, a light drizzle turned into a cloudburst and then a solid, steady downpour - I should probably now come with a flood warning.

Sarah Cartland, Caution Spoilers, 9th March 2020

Military Wives review

This crowd-pleasing comedy drama from the director of The Full Monty hits all the right notes.

Mark Kermode, The Observer, 8th March 2020

Review: Military Wives

Lacks drama or any real depth but it is nonetheless very watchable.

Aine O'Connor, The Independent (Ireland), 8th March 2020

Film review: Military Wives

Inspired by the women who have formed choirs under the Military Wives banner, this drama from Peter Cattaneo stars Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan as army-base wives trying to run a singing group.

Edward Porter, The Sunday Times, 8th March 2020

Review: Military Wives

If you thought the story of redundant Sheffield steel workers becoming strippers was a heartwarming piece of cinema, you will take to Military Wives.

Alison Rowat, The Herald, 7th March 2020

Military Wives: one of the must-see films of the year

The film year is not quite the same as the calendar year, effectively running from one Oscar ceremony - this year's was in early February - to the next, with most of the hot contenders for awards glory all arriving in a slightly undignified rush in the last three months.

Matthew Bond, Daily Mail, 7th March 2020

Military Wives strikes all the right emotional chords

Even though we know exactly where we are headed, Military Wives' final number -- compiled from fragments of the women's letters -- strikes just the right emotional chord.

Vicky Roach, Australian Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2020

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