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Withnail & I

1987 · 108 min

A grimy, hilarious, and ultimately poignant hangout with two self-destructive friends, steeped in alcohol and regret.

Tagline
If you don't remember the 60s don't worry, neither can they.
Overview
Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • addiction
  • identity
  • isolation
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour8
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Bruce Robinson
Written by
Bruce Robinson
Starring
Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown, Michael Elphick, Daragh O'Malley, Michael Wardle, Una Brandon-Jones
Music
David Dundas, Rick Wentworth
Cinematography
Peter Hannan
Runtime
108 min
Country
United Kingdom, Canada
Languages
Latin, English

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