Brief Encounter
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
At a glance
Countries
United Kingdom
Ratings
TMDB users
7.7/10
702 votes
IMDb
8.0/10
Users
Critics
94%Rotten Tomatoes
92Metacritic
Rating consensus
86/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic
Warm reception overall — weighted ~86/100 across 4 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Celia Johnson
Laura Jesson
Trevor Howard
Dr. Alec Harvey
Stanley Holloway
Albert Godby
Joyce Carey
Myrtle Bagot
Cyril Raymond
Fred Jesson
Everley Gregg
Dolly Messiter
Marjorie Mars
Mary Norton
Margaret Barton
Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Wilfred Babbage
Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)
Alfie Bass
Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco
Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Sydney Bromley
Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
Community Ledger
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Brief Encounter (1945)
David Lean
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