Based on Helen Fielding's hugely popular novel, this romantic comedy follows Bridget (Renee Zellweger), a post-feminist, thirty-something British woman who has a penchant for alcoholic binges, smoking, and an inability to control her weight. While trying to keep these things in check and also deal with her job in publishing, she visits her parents for a Christmas party. They try to set her up with Mark (Colin Firth), the visiting son of one of their neighbors. Snubbed by Mark, she instead falls for her boss Daniel (Hugh Grant), a dashing lothario who begins to send her suggestive e-mails that soon lead to a dinner date proposition. Daniel reveals that he and Mark attended college together, during which time Mark had an affair with his fiancée. When Bridget finds Daniel cavorting with an American colleague, she decides to change her life with a new job as a TV presenter. At a dinner party, she bumps into Mark again, who expresses his affection for her; when Daniel claims he wants Bridget back, the two fight over who deserves her affections the most. Popular British performers Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, and Shirley Henderson appear in the supporting cast. Jason Clark, Rovi
- Genre: Comedy
- Category Comedy of Manners, Romantic Comedy
- Theme: Romantic Betrayal, Single Life, Opposites Attract, Workplace Romance
- Run Time: 01 hr 38 min
- Language: French, English
- Subtitle Language: Spanish
- Picture Format: widescreen
- Format: DVD
- Release Date: April 15, 2011
- Lead Actor: Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones, Colin Firth, Renée Zellweger
- Supporting Actor: Patrick Barlow, Salman Rushdie, Renu Setna, Rebecca Charles, Paul Ross, Milennia Strings, Jeffrey Archer, Felicity Montagu, Donald Douglas, Charlie Caine, Celia Imrie, Joseph Alessi, Stewart Wright, Sulayman Al-Bassam, Rhydian Jai-Persad, James Callis, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, Embeth Davidtz, Johnny Clegg, Lisa Barbuscia, Neil Pearson, Sarah Stockbridge, Toby Whithouse, Charmian May, Claire Skinner, Dolly Wells, Emma Amos, Gareth Marks, James Faulkner, Lisa Kay, David Cann, Joan Blackman, Mark Lingwood, Matthew Bates, Paul Brooke
- Director: Sharon Maguire
awards
- Nominations: Golden Globe Awards (1), Academy Awards (1)
- Nominee: Academy Awards, Best Actress, 2001, Renée Zellweger
- Nominee: Golden Globe Awards, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Pictur, 2001, Renée Zellweger