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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

2002Movie⏱️ 1h 49mR
ComedyDramaRomance
6.8
IMDB Rating
8,225 votes

The chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.

Director
Lone Scherfig
Writers
Lone Scherfig, Anders Thomas Jensen
Stars
Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson
Release Date
November 8, 2002
Language
English
Country
Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden, France
🏆 10
Wins
🎯 21
Nominations
💬 52
Reviews
📋 7.7K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Jamie Sives
Jamie Sives
as Wilbur
Adrian Rawlins
Adrian Rawlins
as Harbour
Shirley Henderson
Shirley Henderson
as Alice
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Lisa McKinlay
as Mary
Mads Mikkelsen
Mads Mikkelsen
as Horst
Julia Davis
Julia Davis
as Moira
Susan Vidler
Susan Vidler
as Sophie
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Robert McIntosh
as Taylor
👤
Lorraine McIntosh
as Ruby
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
as Wayne

💰 Box Office

$1,873,482
Worldwide Gross
$235,294
Domestic Gross
$13,747
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
Production
Zentropa Entertainments, Wilbur Ltd., Scottish Screen

🏷️ Keywords

suicide by slashing one's wristssuicide attemptmale frontal nuditymale full frontal nuditydeath

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedyComedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Poignant
by motheronthebus2007-01-03

"I liked this film but I would've liked it much more if the dialog had been kicked up a few decibels and the musical score had been nearly killed off. I watched on DVD, so fortunately, I had the option of pressing hard on volume up during the dialog and pressing hard and fast on volume down and sometimes even mute during the music. Not that the score was distasteful at all, in fact, I thought it was good and very appropriate for the film. It was just that the volume itself was inappropriate. Perhaps the sound editor was afraid moviegoers would drift off asleep and s/he felt it dutiful to b..."

💡 Did You Know?

One of a more or less successful series of foreign language film made by Danish filmmakers using Danish money, after the success of Danish language films around the world. Others include Breaking the Waves (1996), Dancer in the Dark (2000), It's All About Love (2003), I Am Dina (2002), Dogville (2003), Skagerrak (2003) and The King Is Alive (2000).

📖 Synopsis

The chronically suicidal Wilbur, and his good-hearted big brother, Harbour, are in their thirties when, their father dies and leaves them with nothing but a worn down second-hand bookshop in Glasgow.