The Remains of the Day 1993 Watch Free in HD

Set during the 1930s, the film follows James Stevens (Anthony Hopkins), a proper English butler to the doltish Lord Darlington, who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II and later realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.

Genre:

Romance, Drama

Actors:

John Haycraft, Christopher Reeve, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Caroline Hunt, James Fox, Peter Vaughan, Paula Jacobs, Ben Chaplin, Steve Dibben, Abigail Hopkins, ...»

Director:

James Ivory

Country:

United Kingdom, United States

Release:

1993

IMDb:

7.8

Quality:

Duration:

134 min

Time Out

Who else but Merchant Ivory to give the big-screen treatment to Ishiguro's Booker Prize-winning novel about class, fascism and the stiff upper lip?

February 09, 2006

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EmanuelLevy.Com

The narrative structure (long flashbacks, letters) is awkward but the actors (Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in top form) attention to detail is meticulous and piercing considering how muted the emotions are.

December 23, 2006

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Three Movie Buffs

Just gets better with age.

February 07, 2016

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Variety

All the meticulousness, intelligence, taste and superior acting that one expects from Merchant Ivory productions have been brought to bear.

February 11, 2008

TV Guide

Though it offers a host of fine performances in a smoothly crafted, adult drama of unfulfilled love, it lacks the cumulative dramatic impact of the team's best work.

February 11, 2008

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Chicago Sun-Times

A subtle, thoughtful movie.

January 01, 2000

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Film4

Merchant-Ivory's best film by a mile.

February 11, 2008

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New York Times

Here's a film for adults. It's also about time to recognize that Mr. Ivory is one of our finest directors, something that critics tend to overlook because most of his films have been literary adaptations.

May 20, 2003

Rolling Stone

What do you call filmmakers who make literary entertainment box office in the age of Beavis and Butt-bead? Try miracle workers.

May 12, 2001

Needcoffee.com

First time I saw it, it destroyed me. Subsequent viewings have not improved my condition.

September 24, 2005

TheMovieReport.com

Moves rather slowly, but the actors and their understated chemistry keep the film riveting, building to a climax that is absolutely heartrending.

December 28, 2008

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Chicago Reader

The actors keep this interesting, but as a story it drifts and rambles.

February 11, 2008

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