Wicked Little Letters

100 min | 21 Mar 2024

Strong coarse language

A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy.

A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley). When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women - led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) - begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.

Director
Thea Sharrock
Cast
Olivia Colman, Timothy Spall, Eileen Atkins, Gemma Jones, Anjana Vasan, Jessie Buckley, Joanna Scanlan, Malachi Kirby, Lolly Adefope
Genre
Comedy, History, Mystery
Rating
MA (Strong coarse language)
Release Date
21 March 2024
Runtime
100 min