The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is jobless. This film is about how they interact and play out family, conflict and love.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic88/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
175 audience votes
Key crew
- Mike LeighDirector
- Mike LeighWriter
- Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alison SteadmanWendy
- Jim BroadbentAndy
- Timothy SpallAubrey
- Claire SkinnerNatalie
- Jane HorrocksNicola
- David ThewlisNicola's Lover
- Moya BradyPaula
- Stephen ReaPatsy
- David NeilsonSteve
- Harriet ThorpeCustomer
- Paul TrussellChef
- Jack Thorpe-BakerNigel
Stills
Themes
bulimiacaravaneccentricfoodworking classclass differencestwinsrebellious daughtereating disorder