Movie

Oscar and Lucinda

“They dared to play the game of love, faith, and chance.”

★ 6.4(79)19972h 12m

Oscar and Lucinda is available to rent or buy on Sky Store in Ireland. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 23 July 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Gillian Armstrong
Release date: 1997-12-31
Runtime: 2h 12m
Language: French
Box office: $1,897,404
Budget: $16,000,000
Status: Released
Country: Australia
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Oscar and Lucinda — trailer

About Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda is a 1997 movie in the Drama and Romance genres, directed by Gillian Armstrong, starring Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett and Ciarán Hinds. It has a runtime of 2 hours 12 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.4/10 from 79 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Oscar and Lucinda in Ireland — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a rich Australian heiress shopping in London for materials for her newly acquired glass factory back home. Deciding to travel to Australia as a missionary, Oscar meets Lucinda aboard ship, and a mutual obsession blossoms. They make a wager that will alter each of their destinies.

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Oscar Hopkins

Cate Blanchett

Lucinda Leplastrier

Ciarán Hinds

Reverend Dennis Hasset

Tom Wilkinson

Hugh Stratton

Richard Roxburgh

Mr. Jeffries

Christian Manon

Mr. Tomasetti

Clive Russell

Theophilus

Barnaby Kay

Wardley-Fish

Linda Bassett

Betty Stratton

Geoffrey Rush

Narrator (voice)

Basil Clarke

Elderly Parishoner

Andrea Moor

Miss Shaddock

Themes & keywords

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