Rotten Tomatoes
Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Quartet

Play trailer Poster for Quartet PG-13 2013 1h 39m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
80% Tomatometer 143 Reviews 66% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Once-popular opera diva Jean Horton (Maggie Smith) creates a stir with her arrival at Beecham House, a home for retired performers. No one feels the uproar more than Reginald (Tom Courtenay), Jean's ex-husband, who still stings from her long-ago infidelity. Most of the other Beecham residents are delighted, and try to convince Jean to join them in a performance of "Rigoletto." Jean, however, knows that she is long past her prime and is reluctant to sully the memory of her once-lovely voice.
Watch on Fandango Stream Now

Where to Watch

Quartet

Quartet

What to Know

Critics Consensus

It's sweet, gentle, and predictable to a fault, but Dustin Hoffman's affectionate direction and the talented cast's amiable charm make Quartet too difficult to resist.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Francesca Steele Independent (UK) 08/11/2017
Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut is the latest example of a recent Hollywood effort to cater more to an older audience. Go to Full Review Jonathan Robbins Film Comment Magazine 12/22/2013
If this film is any indication of {Hoffman] creative capacity as a director, one can only hope that he will pursue his third act with as much vigor as his first. Go to Full Review Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) 12/22/2013
1/5
As portraits of old age go, Quartet is better than that other recent retirement comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, but only in the way a touch of lumbago is better than shingles. Go to Full Review Kip Mooney College Movie Review 09/18/2021
76/100
Movies don't get much lighter or enjoyable than Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/20/2020
3.0/4.0
Hoffman's disciplined directorial approach gives room for these actors to breathe and bring these characters and this story to life. Go to Full Review Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site 08/13/2020
The film is not really confronting, in other words, what it half-wants and half-knows it ought to be confronting... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Deborah Fain 08/27/2024 ROTTEN!!!! Hated it. Hated every character. No idea why MI wanted to film that awful story. But now have seen it and my great love Alan Bates. See more Imelda P @RT33030516 10/24/2024 Brimming with some of the finest actors in British film on top form. Funny at times, poignant at others, always engaging and entertaining. Yes it’s about facing growing old, so it might be a hard sell to a younger audience seeking a car-chase or two, but Dustin Hoffman has shown, with some style, how love and friendship really do conquer all, even when you’re old and knackered. Maggie Smith is a triumph of course, Tom Courtney and Billy Connelly quality as always. Special mention to Pauline Collins’ sensitive and convincing portrayal of onset dementia. The setting is sumptuous and the soundtrack glorious. It will certainly give you some tunes to sing in the shower. See more Harry H @RT12626987 05/21/2023 I call movies like these "small gems". A great cast and warm visuals, it's a story about aging musicians and opera singers living in an adult home. Not only does the movie deal with music, it deals with the frustrations of the aging along with love, compassion and a wry humor. See more colin m @RT35044827 01/23/2023 Movie set in a old people's home for musical types. Needed something more. ["Most movies, even the good ones, are based upon the extraordinary incident and the exceptional character." ~ Paddy Chayefsky.] See more Dave C @RT09838700 04/15/2022 Of its ilk it is very good, and boy does it pack a punch with the casting choices! Warm-hearted as well as sombre, it's a warm, comedic film See more 04/11/2022 Ages 13+ only; funny, original, and dramatic (don't forget romantic, LOL)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
Quartet

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Dustin Hoffman

Director

Maggie Smith

Jean Horton

Tom Courtenay

Reggie Paget

Billy Connolly

Wilf Bond

Pauline Collins

Cissy Robson

Michael Gambon

Cedric Livingston

More Like This

View All
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 77% 78% The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Watchlist Saving Mr. Banks 79% 84% Saving Mr. Banks Watchlist Hope Springs 75% 55% Hope Springs Watchlist Another Year 93% 74% Another Year Watchlist The Art of Getting By 20% 47% The Art of Getting By Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Related Movie News

View All
Now Streaming: Guardians of the Galaxy, Frozen, and More Digital Multiplex: 21 & Over, Quartet, and More Critics Consensus: Gangster Squad Is Style Over Substance
View All

Quartet

Quartet (2012) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Once-popular opera diva Jean Horton (Maggie Smith) creates a stir with her arrival at Beecham House, a home for retired performers. No one feels the uproar more than Reginald (Tom Courtenay), Jean's ex-husband, who still stings from her long-ago infidelity. Most of the other Beecham residents are delighted, and try to convince Jean to join them in a performance of "Rigoletto." Jean, however, knows that she is long past her prime and is reluctant to sully the memory of her once-lovely voice.
Director
Dustin Hoffman
Producer
Finola Dwyer, Stewart Mackinnon
Screenwriter
Ronald Harwood
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Headline Pictures, Finola Dwyer Prods.
Rating
PG-13 (Suggestive Humor|Brief Strong Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 11, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$18.4M
Runtime
1h 39m
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings