''Patrick'' is a 2018 British

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directed by Mandie Fletcher, who co-wrote the film with Vanessa Davies and Paul de Vos, and distributed by

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Plot

A young woman named Sarah has her whole life changed when her grandmother bequeaths her prized possession, a spoilt

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named Patrick. Sarah has recently moved into a new apartment with a no-pet policy and just got employed teaching year 11 English. She struggles to deal with both Patrick and discipline in her school. After a few incidents with Patrick, she finally connects with the students and really starts to connect with Patrick. Patrick helps her to meet two potential love interests - one is a narcissistic vet named Oliver and the other is a student’s father, Ben. During the course of the film, she inadvertently loses Patrick - but then finds him waiting for her at the end of a 5 km charity run (where she raised £1,000 for a mobility scooter). In the closing scenes, Sarah and Ben sail a boat down a river with Ben’s daughter on deck.

Cast

* Beattie Edmondson as Sarah Francis *

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as Oliver * Tom Bennett as Ben *

Emily Atack Emily Jane Atack (born 18 December 1989) is an English model, actress, comedienne, and television personality. She played the role of Charlotte Hinchcliffe on the E4 comedy series ''The Inbetweeners'' (2008–2010), and appeared in Keith Lemon ...

as Becky *

Jennifer Saunders Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958) is an English actress, comedian, singer, and screenwriter. Saunders originally found attention in the 1980s, when she became a member of The Comic Strip after graduating from the Royal Central School ...

as Maureen *

Adrian Scarborough Adrian Philip Scarborough is an English actor. He has appeared in films including '' The Madness of King George'' (1994), '' Gosford Park'' (2001), '' Vera Drake'' (2004), '' The History Boys'' (2006), '' The King's Speech'' (2010), '' Les Misé ...

as Mr. Peters *

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as Albert *

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as Alan * Cherie Lunghi as Rosemary *

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as Head Teacher Phillips *

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as Eric the Caretaker *

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as Celia * Olivia Buckland as Vet's Receptionist

Release

The film was originally scheduled for an 24 August 2018 release, but in November 2017 the film was pushed forward to 29 June 2018 in place of the initial UK release of ''

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'', which was pushed back to 3 August 2018 to avoid competition with the

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. The film opened at #8 in the UK, moving up to #7 the following week. In other countries, the film was released by various other distributors later in 2018. It received a limited release in the United States in February 2019 by

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, grossing $6,290.

Home media

The movie was released on DVD in the UK on 3 November 2018 by

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under the Buena Vista Home Entertainment label.

Reception

Critical response

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, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Its pugnacious protagonist is certainly adorable, but the thoroughly formulaic ''Patrick'' will only give paws to the most pup-obsessed film fans." On

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the film has a score of 28% based on reviews from 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

External links

* 2018 films 2018 comedy films Films about dogs Films about educators British comedy films Buena Vista International films Films directed by Mandie Fletcher Films about pets 2010s English-language films 2010s British films Screen Media films {{2010s-UK-comedy-film-stub