Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

1999

Set in the 1880s, chronicles how during a creative dry spell, the partnership of the legendary musical/theatrical writers Gilbert and Sullivan almost dissolves, before they turn it all around and write the Mikado

The egos. The battles. The words. The music. The women. The scandals.

JBscale
84
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Drama
Length
2 hrs. 40 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 11, 2000
US Box Office
$6,208,548 (#4863 of 7431)
Global Office
$7,804,439 (#3435 of 4369)
Rating
R
Restricted
A Scene of Risque Nudity

Collection Detail

Edition
Criterion Collection #558 Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.66:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Criterion
Released
March 29, 2011
Acquired Date
March 3, 2026
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Allan Corduner
Allan Corduner
Dexter Fletcher
Dexter Fletcher
Sukie Smith
Sukie Smith
Geoffrey Hutchings
Geoffrey Hutchings
Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall
Francis Lee
Francis Lee
Bill Neenan
Bill Neenan
Martin Savage
Martin Savage
Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent
Lesley Manville
Lesley Manville
Kenneth Hadley
Kenneth Hadley
Ron Cook
Ron Cook
Eleanor David
Eleanor David
Katrin Cartlidge
Katrin Cartlidge
Julia Rayner
Julia Rayner
Kevin McKidd
Kevin McKidd
Sam Kelly
Sam Kelly
Matthew Mills
Matthew Mills
Shirley Henderson
Shirley Henderson
Nicholas Woodeson
Nicholas Woodeson
Dorothy Atkinson
Dorothy Atkinson
Togo Igawa
Togo Igawa
Naoko Mori
Naoko Mori
Vincent Franklin
Vincent Franklin
Alison Steadman
Alison Steadman
Angela Curran
Angela Curran
Jonathan Aris
Jonathan Aris
Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis
Mia Soteriou
Mia Soteriou
Louise Gold
Louise Gold
Julian Bleach
Julian Bleach
Brid Brennan
Brid Brennan
Mark Benton
Mark Benton
Heather Craney
Heather Craney
John Warnaby
John Warnaby
Nicholas Boulton
Nicholas Boulton
Debbie Chazen
Debbie Chazen
Richard Coyle
Richard Coyle
Monica Dolan
Monica Dolan
Anna Francolini
Anna Francolini
Teresa Gallagher
Teresa Gallagher
Ashley Jensen
Ashley Jensen
Steve Speirs
Steve Speirs

Directors

Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh

Producers

Simon Channing Williams
Simon Channing Williams

Writers

Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh

Awards & Accolades

  • 1999 Oscar : Costume Design
  • 1999 Oscar : Makeup

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Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh Certified
90%
Tomatometer
88 votes
RT Fresh Certified
79%
Popcornmeter
233 votes
METASCORE
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IMDb RATING
7.3/10
14,179 votes

Additional Info

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