Friends & Crocodiles
2005 · 109 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,015 VOTES · DIR. Stephen Poliakoff
Overview
Paul Reynolds is a Gatsby-like figure: owner of a magnificent house, the host of great parties, and a collector of interesting people. He persuades Lizzie Thomas, a secretary at a local estate agent's, to come and work for him as his assistant, to bring some order to his chaos. He inspires her with his enthusiasm and imagination, and frustrates her with his apparent carelessness and destructiveness, which culminates in her calling the police as one of his parties is attacked by local troublemakers, seemingly with his tacit approval. But their paths are destined to cross again and again as Lizzie, with the help of some of the people that she met at Paul's house, rises through the changing landscape of corporate Britain. This is the tale of a meaningful and powerful relationship that isn't a love story; it's about those rare people who profoundly influence and shape our lives.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,325 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:17 Lizzie?
00:05:42 I read about you buying this building and that building.
00:09:57 Who, for some reason caught Paul's eye like everyone else here...
00:14:55 (WATER LAPPING)
00:19:05 So we're ready then, for the next stage?
00:23:16 Lizzie.
00:28:46 Come on, why not? I want to show you I can work.
00:33:21 - Please, come in. - Yes!
00:41:33 - Are you crazy? - Am I crazy?
00:46:42 - That was 18 months ago, Paul. - Yeah, I've been busy.
00:50:43 You wouldn't... I can't believe I'm saying this
00:54:43 A sort of English-Chinese roll
00:59:45 Why should there be an "and"? One pure idea is what you want.
01:03:40 - Fancy seeing you on top of a bus. - I like buses, remember?
01:07:07 - Got my invitation last week. - Really? I haven't got mine.
01:11:07 Here by the water is fine, but maybe not in the marquee, okay?
01:15:05 Sure, whatever you want. I don't want to cause any problems.
01:19:12 - It all made sense? - There is just one other matter.
01:24:03 Never thought you'd see me here, too. Never thought I'd last the distance.
01:27:33 Good morning.
01:32:37 Why did you agree to this, Lizzie?
01:37:54 (INAUDIBLE OVER SHOUTING)
01:42:33 There were hellish moments and not such hellish moments
20:00:00 who lost their jobs?