Movie
Happy-Go-Lucky
2008R1h 58m6.6 / 10
The one movie this fall that will put a smile on your face.
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
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Where to watch in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.
More about Happy-Go-Lucky
Cast
Sally HawkinsPoppy Cross
Eddie MarsanScott
Alexis ZegermanZoe
Sylvestra Le TouzelHeather
Stanley TownsendTramp
Kate O'FlynnSuzy
Caroline MartinHelen
Oliver MaltmanJamieCredits
- Directed by
- Mike Leigh
- Written by
- Mike Leigh
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $4.1M
- Box office
- $18.7M
Production
Summit EntertainmentUnited States
Ingenious Film PartnersUnited Kingdom
Film4 ProductionsUnited Kingdom
UK Film CouncilUnited Kingdom
Thin Man FilmsUnited Kingdom
Themes
bicyclecohabitantfemale friendshipflamencofortune cookiehomeless personlondon, englandoptimism
