{{About|the British comedy film|the type of popular fiction targeted at women|Chick lit}} {{Use British English|date=May 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = ChickLit | image = | alt = | caption = | director = Tony Britten | writer = Tony Britten | based_on = | producer = | starring = Christian McKay<br>Dakota Blue Richards<br>Miles Jupp<br>Eileen Atkins<br>John Hurt | cinematography = | editing = | music = | studio = | distributor = | released = {{film date|2016|9|2|df=y}} | runtime = 96 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = | gross = }}
'''''ChickLit''''' is a 2016 British comedy film written and directed by Tony Britten and starring Christian McKay, Dakota Blue Richards, Miles Jupp, Eileen Atkins and John Hurt.
==Plot== {{no plot|date=May 2024}}
==Cast== *Christian McKay as David Rose *Dakota Blue Richards as Zoe *Caroline Catz as Jen *David Troughton as Justin *Miles Jupp as Marcus *John Hurt as Francis Bonar *Eileen Atkins as Peggy Law *Niamh Cusack as Claire
==Release== The film was released in the United Kingdom on September 2, 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Clack|first=David|title=ChickLit|date=August 30, 2016|magazine=Time Out|url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/chicklit|accessdate=May 1, 2024}}</ref>
==Reception== The film has a 13% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews.<ref>{{cite web|title=ChickLit|website=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chicklit|accessdate=May 1, 2024}}</ref> Kevin Maher of ''The Times'' awarded the film zero stars out of five.<ref>{{cite newspaper|last=Maher|first=Kevin|title=ChickLit|date=September 2, 2016|newspaper=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/chicklit-zbw7cn5qc|access-date=May 1, 2024}}</ref> Wendy Ide of ''The Observer'' awarded the film one star out of five.<ref>{{cite newspaper|last=Ide|first=Wendy|title=ChickLit review – groanworthy bonkbuster|date=September 4, 2016|newspaper=The Observer|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/04/chicklit-review-bonkbuster-comedy-christian-mckay-dakota-blue-richards|accessdate=May 1, 2024}}</ref> David Parkinson of ''Radio Times'' awarded the film two stars out of five.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Parkinson|first=David|title=ChickLit|magazine=Radio Times|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-bnw28t/chick-lit/|accessdate=May 1, 2024}}</ref> Peter Bradshaw of ''The Guardian'' also awarded the film two stars out of five.<ref>{{cite newspaper|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|title=ChickLit review – mummy-porn shenanigans fail to arouse|date=September 1, 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/01/chicklit-review-mummy-porn-shenanigans-fail-to-arouse|accessdate=May 1, 2024}}</ref> Geoffrey Macnab of ''The Independent'' awarded the film two stars.<ref>{{cite newspaper|last=Macnab|first=Geoffrey|title=Film reviews round-up: Sausage Party, Morgan, ChickLit, Jim|date=August 30, 2016|newspaper=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/film-reviews-roundup-sausage-party-morgan-chicklit-jim-a7216616.html|accessdate=May 1, 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title|3865238}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|chicklit}}
Category:British comedy films Category:2016 English-language films Category:2016 comedy films Category:2016 British films Category:2016 films