Bridget Jones's Diary
- Release Date
- April 13, 2001
- Director
- Sharon Maguire
- Cast
- Renee Zellweger , Gemma Jones , Celia Imrie , James Faulkner , Jim Broadbent , Colin Firth
- Runtime
- 97
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Helen Fielding , Andrew Davies , Richard Curtis
- Tagline
- Health Warning: Adopting Bridget's lifestyle could seriously damage your health.
Summary
Based on the best-selling book by Helen Fielding, this comedy chronicles a year in the life of a single, 30-something British woman (Zellweger) as she struggles with men, her weight, and her work in a publishing company. Zellweger is accompanied by British favorites Hugh Grant and Colin Firth, who play her love interests.
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