"Five good reasons to stay single."

1994

1h 57m

6.8(2825 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

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49 members

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Hugh Grant

Charles

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Andie MacDowell

Carrie

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Kristin Scott Thomas

Fiona

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Simon Callow

Gareth

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James Fleet

Tom

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John Hannah

Matthew

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Charlotte Coleman

Scarlett

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David Bower

David

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Corin Redgrave

Hamish

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Rowan Atkinson

Father Gerald

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Anna Chancellor

Henrietta

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Timothy Walker

Angus the Groom - Wedding One

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Sara Crowe

Laura the Bride - Wedding One

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Ronald Herdman

Vicar - Wedding One

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Elspet Gray

Laura's Mother - Wedding One

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Philip Voss

Laura's Father - Wedding One

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Kenneth Griffith

Mad Old Man - Wedding One

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Rupert Vansittart

George the Boor at The Boatman - Wedding One

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Nicola Walker

Frightful Folk Duo - Wedding One

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Paul Stacey

Frightful Folk Duo - Wedding One

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Simon Kunz

John with the Unfaithful Wife - Wedding One

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Robin McCaffrey

Serena - Wedding One

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Michael Mears

Waiter at the Boatman - Wedding One

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David Haig

Bernard the Groom - Wedding Two

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Sophie Thompson

Lydia the Bride - Wedding Two

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Donald Weedon

Master of Ceremonies - Wedding Two

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Robert Lang

Lord Hibbott - Wedding Two

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Jeremy Kemp

Sir John Delaney - Wedding Two

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Nigel Hastings

Tea-Tasting Alistair - Wedding Two

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Emily Morgan

Vomiting Veronica - Wedding Two

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Amanda Mealing

Naughty Nicki - Wedding Two

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Polly Kemp

Miss Piggy - Wedding Two

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Melissa Knatchbull

Mocking Martha - Wedding Two

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Rosalie Crutchley

Mrs. Beaumont - Wedding Two

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Hannah Taylor-Gordon

Young Bridesmaid - Wedding Two

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Bernice Stegers

Shop Assistant - Wedding Three

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Ken Drury

Vicar - Wedding Three

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Struan Rodger

Best Man - Wedding Three

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Lucy Hornak

Married Woman - Wedding Three

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Randall Paul

Chester - Wedding Three

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Pat Starr

Gareth's Dancing Partner - Wedding Three

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Tim Thomas

Doctor - Wedding Three

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Neville Phillips

Vicar - Funeral

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Susanna Hamnett

Deirdre - Wedding Four

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John Abbott

Polite Verger - Wedding Four

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Richard Butler

Vicar - Wedding Four

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Duncan Kenworthy

Matthew's Gorgeous New Boyfriend (uncredited)

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Mark Chapman

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

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Philip Stone

Wedding Guest - Wedding Three (uncredited)

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