''The Trip to Greece'' is a 2020 British

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Michael Winterbottom Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—''Welcome to Sarajevo'', '' Wonderland'' and '' 24 Hour Party People''� ...

. It is the fourth installment of Winterbottom's film adaptations of the TV series '' The Trip'', following '' The Trip'' (2011), ''

The Trip to Italy ''The Trip to Italy'' is a 2014 British comedy film written and directed by Michael Winterbottom. It is the sequel of Winterbottom's TV series '' The Trip'', and similarly stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as fictionalized versions of themselve ...

'' (2014) and ''

The Trip to Spain ''The Trip to Spain'' is a 2017 British comedy film directed by Michael Winterbottom. It is the third installment of Winterbottom's film adaptations of the TV series '' The Trip'', following '' The Trip'' (2011) and '' The Trip to Italy'' (2014). ...

'' (2017). The film stars

Steve Coogan Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, which ...

and

Rob Brydon Robert Brydon Jones (; born 3 May 1965) is a Welsh actor, comedian, impressionist, presenter, singer and writer. He played Dr Paul Hamilton in the Australian/British comedy series ''Supernova'', Bryn West in the BBC sitcom ''Gavin & Stacey'' a ...

as fictionalized versions of themselves continuing their culinary travels away from home.

Cast

as Steve Coogan *

as Rob Brydon *

Claire Keelan Claire Keelan (born 8 May 1975) is an English actress. She played Claire Ashcroft in ''Nathan Barley'' and Electroclash in '' No Heroics''. Background Keelan is a former member of the Royal Court Young People's Theatre.Cordelia Bugeja Cordelia Bugeja (born 5 March 1976 in Chichester, West Sussex) is a British actress, best known for her roles as Julie in ''Not Going Out'', Nikki in ''EastEnders'', Melanie Hart in ''Family Affairs'', and sex worker Kate in '' Respectable''. ...

as Katherine * Justin Edwards as Greg

Reception

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, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "''The Trip to Greece'' sees this series subject to the laws of diminishing returns, but Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan remain reliably enjoying company." On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews..

. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trip to Greece 2020 films 2020s comedy road movies Films about actors Films about comedians Films set in Greece Films shot in Greece Films directed by Michael Winterbottom British buddy films British road comedy-drama films Greek-language films Films edited from television programs 2020s English-language films 2020s British films