The read
Every source lands within 6 points of the others.
Synopsis
The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him out of the house, making him live on his own. Raymond is generally a rough and even violent person, and that leads to problems in the life of the family.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
Metacritic76/100
157 audience votes
Key crew
- Gary OldmanDirector
- Gary OldmanWriter
- Eric ClaptonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ray WinstoneRay
- Kathy BurkeValerie
- Charlie Creed-MilesBilly
- Laila MorseJanet
- Edna DoréKath
- Chrissie CotterillPaula
- Jon MorrisonAngus
- Jamie ForemanMark
- Neil MaskellSchmuddie
- Steve SweeneyDanny
- Ronnie FoxPeter, pool player
- John BlundellMan with Knife
Stills
Themes
london, englandheroinviolent husbandaddictiondysfunctional familyalcoholismdomestic violenceworking classdrugsmental illness