Movies
TV Shows
People
18/10/2002 Drama 2h 8m
70
User score

Overview

Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.

  1. Mike Leigh

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Timothy Spall

    Phil

  2. Lesley Manville

    Penny

  3. Alison Garland

    Rachel

  4. James Corden

    Rory

  5. Ruth Sheen

    Maureen

  6. Helen Coker

    Donna

  7. Sally Hawkins

    Samantha

  8. Daniel Mays

    Jason

  9. Marion Bailey

    Carol

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-09-26
In my opinion, this is another stellar film from writer/director Mike Leigh. I place it just below his masterpiece Secrets and Lies, but not too far below it. As usual, Leigh has put together a wonderful ensemble cast, which is good, because Timothy Spall would have outshone anything less, and he works best when the rest of the cast is great.

The movie seems bleak a lot of the time. The secret is to allow yourself to care about the characters and be patient. It reminds me of the very early Coronation Street shows: no glitz, no glamour, just like down in the muck with real people.

If you ...read the rest
Read All Reviews

Recommendations

  1. Goodbye Solo69%
  2. 100 Streets59%
  3. Daddio62%
  4. Alex of Venice59%
  5. Holy Lands61%
  6. The Nest60%
  7. Inside I'm Dancing74%
  8. Taxi Driver81%
  9. On Falling71%
  10. They Drive by Night69%
  11. Chronic59%
  12. The Kindness of Strangers63%
  13. Thieves' Highway72%
  14. Collateral72%
  15. All Day and a Night62%
  16. Lullaby61%
  17. The Unforgivable74%
  18. True Colors62%
  19. Death Wish69%
  20. The Trials of Cate McCall63%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$9,000,000.00

Revenue
$2,847,049.00

Keywords