Circle of Friends

Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?

Cast

Chris O'Donnell

as Jack Foley

Minnie Driver

as Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan

Geraldine O'Rawe

as Eve Malone

Saffron Burrows

as Nan Mahon

Alan Cumming

as Sean Walsh

Colin Firth

as Simon Westward

Aidan Gillen

as Aidan Lynch

Mick Lally

as Dan Hogan

Britta Smith

as Mrs Hogan

John Kavanagh

as Brian Mahon

Reviews

Peter McGinn

Circle of Friends is a little feel good sort of movie. The ensemble characters interact quite well. I have always liked Minnie Driver, and Alan Cummings seems to nail the smarmy characters like this. I think he was in a Jane Austen adaptation film with a similar role. The film is based on one of ...

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