The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another day as he deals with his oppressive school environment and his burgeoning homosexuality.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic85/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
129 audience votes
Key crew
- Terence DaviesDirector
- Terence DaviesWriter
Cast
- Leigh McCormackBud
- Marjorie YatesMother
- Anthony WatsonKevin
- Nicholas LamontJohn
- Ayse OwensHelen
- Tina MaloneEdna
- Jimmy WildeCurly
- Robin PolleyMr Nicholls
- Peter IvattsMr Bushell
- Joy BlakemanFrances
- Denise ThomasJean
- Patricia MorisonAmy
Stills
Themes
nostalgialiverpool, englandfamily relationshipslonelinesslgbtsemi autobiographical1950sgay themelgbt child