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.
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Timothy Spall
Phil
Lesley Manville
Penny
Alison Garland
Rachel
James Corden
Rory
Ruth Sheen
Maureen
Helen Coker
Donna
Sally Hawkins
Samantha
Daniel Mays
Jason
Marion Bailey
Carol
Paul Jesson
Ron
Director
Mike Leigh
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$9,000,000
Revenue
$2,847,049
Production
StudioCanal, Les Films Alain Sarde, Thin Man Films
Peter McGinn
September 26, 2020
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 ...
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