Hugh Grant comedy dubbed 'best British film of all time' available to watch for free

The 1994 movie has been hailed arsenic 1 of the top British films of each clip and was a large breakthrough successful Hugh Grant's movie career, who was a comparative chartless astatine the time

Hugh Grant's career-defining relation is acceptable to aerial connected BBC Three time (November 17), making for a cleanable chilled Sunday nighttime watch.

The 1994 merchandise of Four Weddings and a Funeral marked the commencement of Grant and Richard Curtis' renowned romanticist drama partnership. The brace aboriginal collaborated connected Love Actually, Bridget Jones' Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, and Notting Hill.

The movie launched some the histrion and filmmaker's careers and was hailed arsenic 1 of the '100 champion British Films' by Empire magazine, securing the 21st spot. It besides featured successful Time Out magazine's database of the '100 champion British films of each time', coming successful astatine 74th place.

Starring Andie MacDowell arsenic Carrie, Grant's emotion interest, the crippled revolves astir Charles, a charming bachelor struggling with his quest for love. His luck seems to crook erstwhile helium encounters Carrie, but sadly, she is astir to instrumentality to America.

The play centres connected 5 abstracted occasions wherever the 2 continually transverse paths, forcing Charles to look his feelings for her, reports the Manchester Evening News.

Boasting an awesome 92% standing connected Rotten Tomatoes, the rom-com received nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture Oscars astatine the 1995 Academy Awards.

To this day, fans of the movie proceed to station snippets of it connected TikTok. Hugh besides bagged the Best Actor grant astatine the 1995 BAFTAs for his crook successful the film.

Even implicit 30 years aft its release, critics successful the UK and beyond proceed to laud the comedy.

John Petrakis of the Chicago Tribune praised the film, saying: "It is astute and ironic, perceptive and observant, witty and poignant, moving and sad, each astatine the aforesaid time. This is much than an accomplishment for a romanticist comedy. This is simply a tiny miracle."

Michael Hutak from the Sydney Morning Herald commented: "While the lone happening that matches the hype is the tweeness, everything other you've heard is 'true'. Four Weddings and a Funeral is charming, stylish, comic and witty - and worthy the summons price."

Philadelphia Inquirer's Steven Rea lauded the movie with 3 and a fractional stars, stating: "Four Weddings and a Funeral is 1 of those uncommon films that person you smiling from the get-go, and support you that mode - with a fewer well-earned poignant interludes (including, of each things, a speechmaking of W.H. Auden) - close to the end."

Four Weddings and a Funeral volition aerial connected BBC Three connected Sunday November 17 astatine 9pm.