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High Hopes (1988) -- Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful.
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User Rating:
7.4/10   859 votes
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Director:
Mike Leigh
Writer:
Mike Leigh (writer)
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Release Date:
24 February 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins & 2 nominations more
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(12 articles)
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User Comments:
Really lovely movie more (14 total)

Cast

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Philip Davis ... Cyril Bender
Ruth Sheen ... Shirley
Edna Doré ... Mrs. Bender

Philip Jackson ... Martin Burke
Heather Tobias ... Valerie Burke

Lesley Manville ... Laetitia Boothe-Brain
David Bamber ... Rupert Boothe-Braine
Jason Watkins ... Wayne
Judith Scott ... Suzi

Cheryl Prime ... Martin's Girl Friend
Diane-Louise Jordan ... Chemist Shop Assistant
Linda Beckett ... Receptionist
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Runtime:
112 min | USA:110 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | Iceland:L | UK:15 | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Broadgate, London, England, UK more
Company:
British Screen Productions more

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References E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Really lovely movie, 2 September 2006
8/10
Author: McRib1 from United States

Of course the marketing people hype every movie like it's a cross between "Titanic" and "Wedding Crashers" but there is such a thing as a small lovely film and "High Hopes" is it. It's a comedy but nobody passes gas or accidentally drinks urine, so it's a cut above any comedy produced in the U.S. during the last thirty years. It's just about people, working class people in London trying to get by. But its got a good heart and the smiles it provides will stick with you longer than the brain-dead belly laughs strained over in Hollywood comedies. It just feels like real life. The actors don't seem to be acting. And you end up pretty hopeful regarding the human condition.

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