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Brief Encounter starring Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and a scheduled release date of August 24th, 1946.
It received a user score of 77/100 on TMDb, which put together reviews from 671 experienced users.
Here’s what’s going on in this one... Here's the plot: "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."
'Brief Encounter' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV, HBO Max, FlixFling, Plex, TCM, Shout! Factory TV, Criterion Channel, Pluto TV, Fandango At Home, The Roku Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel, BFI Player Amazon Channel, and Plex Channel .
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'Brief Encounter' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on August 24th, 1946
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
June 27th, 2000
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