

Birthday Girl
Be careful what you wish for.
Genres
Overview
John is a mild-mannered banker who has never been lucky in love. Fed up with waiting for the right girl to come along, John takes a chance on a Russian mail-order bride arranged via the Internet, where he is introduced to Nadia. John's fondness for Nadia grows... until the sudden arrival of Nadia's gregarious cousins makes John realize that he's in over his head.
Details
Budget
$13000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
2001-09-06
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
406
Vote Average
5.9
Nicole Kidman
Sophia, alias Nadia
Ben Chaplin
John
Vincent Cassel
Alexei
Mathieu Kassovitz
Yuri
Kate Lynn Evans
Clare
Stephen Mangan
Bank Manager
Sally Phillips
Karen
Alexander Armstrong
Robert Mosley
Jo McInnes
Waitress
Ben Miller
Concierge
Jonathan Aris
D.I. O'Fetiger
Mark Gatiss
Porter
Reece Shearsmith
Porter
Alan Stocks
Passport Official
Steve Pemberton
Duty sergeant
Rebecca Norton
Bank Colleague
Raj Ghatak
Bank Colleague
Jack Pierce
Bank Colleague
David Mark
Bank Colleague
J.J. Toba
Policeman
Katya Barton-Chapple
Young Sophia
David Jobling
Airport (uncredited)
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