Wicked Little Letters

Wicked Little Letters
Wicked Little Letters
	Film poster
Directed by	Thea Sharrock
Written by	Jonny Sweet
Produced by	Graham Broadbent; Peter Czernin; Ed Sinclair; Olivia Colman; Jo Wallett;
Starring	Olivia Colman; Jessie Buckley; Anjana Vasan; Joanna Scanlan; Gemma Jones; Malachi Kirby; Lolly Adefope; Eileen Atkins; Timothy Spall;
Cinematography	Ben Davis
Edited by	Melanie Oliver
Music by	Isobel Waller-Bridge
Production; companies	Film4; Blueprint Pictures; South of the River Pictures; People Person Pictures;
Distributed by	StudioCanal
Release dates	9 September 2023 (TIFF); 23 February 2024 (United Kingdom);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$12.6 million
Box office	$27.2 million

Wicked Little Letters is a 2023 British period black-comedy mystery film directed by Thea Sharrock, written by Jonny Sweet and starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Joanna Scanlan, Gemma Jones, Malachi Kirby, Lolly Adefope, Eileen Atkins and Timothy Spall. Based on the Littlehampton libels of the 1920s, it follows an investigation into the anonymous author of numerous crudely insulting letters sent to the residents of the seaside town of Littlehampton.

Wicked Little Letters premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2023, and was released in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal on 23 February 2024. It received generally positive reviews from critics, and grossed $27.2 million on a $12.6 million budget.