Among Giants

1998 "Some Heights Can Only Be Reached By The Heart"

Among Giants

5.9 | 1h33m | en | Comedy

A manager hires Ray, off the books, to paint all the power towers in a 15-mile stretch of high-tension wires outside Sheffield. Ray's crew of men are friends, especially Ray with Steve, a young Romeo. Into the mix comes Gerry, an Australian with a spirit of adventure and mountain climbing skills. She wants a job, and against the others' advice, who don't want a woman on the job, Ray hires her. Then she and Ray fall in love. He asks her to marry him, gives her a ring. Steve's jealous; Ray's ex-wife complains that he spends on Gerry, not his own kids, and she predicts that Gerry won't stay around. Plus, there's pressure to finish the job fast. Economics, romance, and wanderlust spark the end.

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5.9 | 1h33m | en | Comedy , Romance | More Info

Released: June. 24,1998 | Released Producted By: Fox Searchlight Pictures , Arts Council of England Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Pete Postlethwaite , Rachel Griffiths , Andy Serkis

Director

Sam Miller

Producted By

Fox Searchlight Pictures , Arts Council of England

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Cast

Pete Postlethwaite

as Ray

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Rachel Griffiths

as Gerry

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Andy Serkis

as Bob

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Reviews

rlcsljo Americans have the attention span of a fruit fly and if something does not happen within the span of a typical commercial, we tend to lose interest really fast.I found out an exciting fact from this film: someone has to paint high tension utility poles and do it on a schedule! And guess what, they really would like to be doing something else (the viewer has similar feelings).Surprisingly, when I was bored watching late night infomercials and decided to actually watch this film, I found the characters to be interesting and highly engaging.I just don't usually watch that much late night TV, so I can't recommend this film, unless watching paint dry is your idea of an exciting two hours out of your life.

bud-20 this is a must see movie for those who love Pete and Rachel. although unlikely lovers, it is refreshing to see a movie which does not go down the standard Hollywood road of beautiful man meets beautiful woman; they argue, they fight, they then fall in love. this script is life as it is, not as it might be if we all lived in the typical studio executive mind...

Ken-208 Movie didn't have much plot and was uninteresting. Basically you spend a lot of time watching people paint. Also it's very difficult to hear or understand the dialogue -- partially because of the accents, but also because words are mumbled.

Dave F. Written by the man behind The Full Monty, Among Giants returns to focus on a group of unemployed Sheffield men down on their luck.Although lacking the coherence of Full Monty, Among Giants nonetheless has its moments as the electricity plyon painters are joined by a globe trotting Aussie who falls for gang leader Ray.A quietly downbeat movie, its only failing point is the casting of Postlethwaite as the ageing Ray. Can we really believe he bags the babe?