Happy-Go-Lucky
“The one movie this fall that will put a smile on your face.”
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
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Cast
24 people
Sally Hawkins
Poppy Cross
Known for
The Shape of Water
Blue Jasmine
Eddie Marsan
Scott
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Sherlock Holmes
Atomic Blonde
Alexis Zegerman
Zoe
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Hijack
Steal
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Heather
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Utopia
Titanic
Stanley Townsend
Tramp
Known for
KAOS
Sherlock
Kate O'Flynn
Suzy
Known for
Widow's Bay
Landscapers
Caroline Martin
Helen
Known for
The Strays
Requiem
Oliver Maltman
Jamie
Known for
Maleficent
World Without End
Sarah Niles
Tash
Known for
Ted Lasso
Dracula
Samuel Roukin
Tim
Known for
TURN: Washington's Spies
Salem
Karina Fernandez
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Ezra
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Zoo
Mike Leigh Director · Gary Yershon Composer Dick Pope Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $19M · Budget $4.1M · United States release October 10, 2008
Box office
Budget
$4,100,000
Worldwide gross
$18,696,602
Gross vs. budget
4.6×
Production
Summit Entertainment
Production
Ingenious Film Partners
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
UK Film Council
Production
Thin Man Films
Production
Miramax
Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · February 12, 2008
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
United Kingdom · April 18, 2008
Theatrical
United States · October 10, 2008
Limited theatrical
United States · March 10, 2009
Physical · DVD
United States
August 30, 2008 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 27, 2008 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
October 2, 2008 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 17, 2008 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
November 21, 2008 · Theatrical
Australia
August 19, 2009 · Physical · Madman Directors Suite DVD
Austria
July 4, 2008 · Digital
Belgium
April 18, 2008 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
September 26, 2008 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
March 27, 2009 · Theatrical
Canada
April 18, 2008 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
April 18, 2008 · Limited theatrical
Finland
April 18, 2008 · Limited theatrical
France
August 27, 2008 · Theatrical
Germany
July 3, 2008 · Theatrical
October 28, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
September 6, 2008 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 21, 2008 · Premiere · Dublin Film Festival
April 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Italy
December 5, 2008 · Theatrical
April 7, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Mexico
January 12, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
Netherlands
December 15, 2008 · Theatrical
Norway
April 18, 2008 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
February 12, 2009 · Theatrical
Russia
November 13, 2008 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
November 20, 2008 · Theatrical
Spain
February 8, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
August 21, 2008 · Digital
United Kingdom
April 14, 2008 · Premiere · London
August 18, 2008 · Physical · DVD
October 24, 2021 · Premiere · BFI Southbank
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