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Overview

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7.3/10   2,152 votes
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Director:
Mike Leigh
Writer:
Mike Leigh (writer)
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Release Date:
December 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop... more | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
sublime - but qualification criteria may well apply more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Alison Steadman ... Wendy

Jim Broadbent ... Andy
Claire Skinner ... Natalie

Jane Horrocks ... Nicola

Stephen Rea ... Patsy

Timothy Spall ... Aubrey, Regret Rien Owner

David Thewlis ... Nicola's Lover
Moya Brady ... Paula, Aubrey's Cook
David Neilson ... Steve the Plumber
Harriet Thorpe ... Bunnikins' Customer
Paul Trussel ... Chef where Andy Works
Jack Thorpe-Baker ... Nigel
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and a scene of sensuality.
Runtime:
103 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Patsy: Alight, girls.
Nicola: 'ello boys.
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Movie Connections:
References Magical Mystery Tour (1967) (TV) more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
sublime - but qualification criteria may well apply, 4 February 2005
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Author: robt135 from United Kingdom

Just one of those films that is subjectively sublime. Honestly portrayed people just doing stuff and some of it going wrong and some of it going OK. Not sneering but celebrating a certain way of life, and so becoming a celebration of all our lives - maybe this borders into objectivity?

Funny and joyful - with what could pass as tragedy, but still funny. Plenty of the inter-personal stuff that is so often missed in pursuit of consensus cinema. The actors just appear like people that are just there - not acting but just doing things.

Reminded me of crying with laughter after getting caught putting dog-dirt (maybe not familiar with that term?) in my Grandad's petrol tank on the estate - kind of thing - like I say - subjective.

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