Just Jim is a 2015 Welsh black comedy film written and directed by Craig Roberts in his directorial debut. The film stars Roberts as a lonely Welsh teenager who is given the chance to increase his popularity when a cool American (Emile Hirsch) moves in next door

Just Jim
British poster
Directed byCraig Roberts
Written byCraig Roberts
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRichard Stoddard
Edited byStephen Haren
Music byMichael Price
Production
companies
Vox Pictures
BBC Films
Distributed bySoda Pictures
Release dates
  • 14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) (SXSW)
  • 25 September 2015 (2015-09-25) (UK)
Running time
84 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£300,000

Cast

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Release

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The film premiered at South by Southwest on 14 March 2015 and was released in the United Kingdom on 25 September 2015.

Reception

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The film has received generally positive reviews from critics, holding an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews.[2] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter states in his review: "A misshapen but nicely dressed coming-of-age film."[3] Fionnuala Halligan of ScreenDaily says "As a directorial debut, though, Just Jim is an encouraging start for Roberts, should he ever wish to give up the day job."[4]

References

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  1. ^ "JUST JIM (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Just Jim (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.  
  3. ^ John DeFore (2 April 2015). "'Just Jim': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. ^ "'Just Jim': Review". Fionnuala Halligan. ScreenDaily.com. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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