Submarine

2011 • 96 minutes
4.1
31 reviews
88%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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About this movie

SUBMARINE is the highly-acclaimed debut feature from Richard Ayoade (star of THE IT CROWD and NATHAN BARLEY), based on the hilarious, best-selling novel by Joe Dunthorne.

In his head, 15-year-old Welsh schoolboy Oliver Tate (Craig Roberts) is a cool literary genius. In reality, he's socially inept and unpopular. Oliver has set himself two tasks for the summer: to lose his virginity (before it becomes legal) and save his parents' marriage. Suspecting that his mother (Sally Hawkins) is having an affair with old flame, Graham (Paddy Considine), a mullet-wearing, capoeira-teaching, new-age evangelist, Oliver monitors his parents' sex-life by charting their bedroom dimmer switch. To bolster his endeavours, Oliver forges passionate love letters on behalf of his unsuspecting father to his mother.

Meanwhile, Oliver attempts to woo schoolmate, Jordana. When a calculated attempt at bullying earns him Jordana's affections, she introduces him to the thrills of pyromania and dictates to him what he should be writing about her in his diary. 2010 Channel 4 Television Corporation, UK Film Council, Warp (Submarine) Limited. All rights reserved.

Ratings and reviews

4.1
31 reviews
A Google user
June 28, 2012
Love love love this movie! Its a bit kooky but alot of fun and very toned down compared to the book. If ya like brit comedies definately watch :-)
A Google user
September 24, 2012
I love this movie so much and Craig Roberts really suits the role of Oliver Tate. :)
A Google user
September 24, 2012
I love the main actor but this was just so dull.