Set in 1957, this romantic coming-of-age story follows three childhood friends from a small town in Ireland as they head to Dublin to attend Trinity College. Nan ( Saffron Burrows ), a year older than her friends and already in her second year at Trinity, is ambitious, romantic, and just a bit reckless. She hopes to win the hand of Simon ( Colin Firth ), an older Protestant land-owner who would help her rise up the social and economic ladder. Eve ( Geraldine O'Rawe ), a bit more pragmatic and cautious, finds herself falling for a boy named Aidan ( Aidan Gillen ). Bernadette ( Minnie Driver ), called "Benny" by her friends and family, comes from strict parents who won't allow her to live on campus, forcing her to commute back and forth from classes every day. Bennie's father, a haberdasher, has always expected that his daughter, a bit plainer and plumper than her friends, will marry his shop's manager, an odd duck named Sean ( Alan Cumming ). But at Trinity, Bennie discovers that she fancies a tall, good-looking rugby player named Jack ( Chris O'Donnell ), and to the surprise of Bennie and everyone else, it turns out that Jack fancies her as well. Circle of Friends gave Minnie Driver her breakthrough film role after her initial success as a television actress in Britain. — Mark Deming
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Chris O'Donnell | Jack |
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Minnie Driver | Benny |
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Geraldine O'Rawe | Eve |
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Saffron Burrows | Nan |
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Alan Cumming | Sean |
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Colin Firth | Simon Westward |
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Aidan Gillen | Aidan |
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Mick Lally | Dan Hogan |
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Britta Smith | Mrs Hogan |
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John Kavanagh | Brian Mahon |
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Ruth McCabe | Emily Mahon |
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Ciarán Hinds | Professor Flynn |
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Tony Doyle | Dr. Foley |
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Marie Mullen | Mrs Foley |
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Marie Conmee | Mrs Healey |
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Gerry Walsh | Mr Flood |
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Sean McGinley | Mr Duggan |
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Tom Hickey | Professor Maclure |
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Seamus Forde | Parish Priest |
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Ingrid Craigie | Celia Westward |
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Major Lambert | Major Westward |
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Pauline Delaney | Big House Maid |
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Jason Barry | Nasey Mahon |
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Edward Manning | Paul Mahon |
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Phil Kelly | Hibernian Waiter |
| Director | Pat O'Connor |
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| Writer | Andrew Davies, Maeve Binchy | |
| Producer | Terence A. Clegg, Frank Price, Arlene Sellers, Rod Stoneman, Kenith Trodd, Alex Winitsky | |
| Musician | Michael Kamen | |
| Photography | Kenneth MacMillan | |
| Packaging | Snap Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | French | Spanish |
| Distributor | HBO Home Video |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Feb 03, 2004 |
| Regions | 1 |