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Last Orders

2001 · 109 min

A gentle, bittersweet journey through memory and friendship, with moments of warmth and regret that linger.

Overview: Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he died as he lived, with a smile on his face watching a horse race on which he had bet, with borrowed money. But before he died he had a final request, 'Last Orders', that his ashes be scattered in the sea at Margate. The movie follows his mates, Ray, Lenny and Vic and his foster son Vince as they journey to the sea with the ashes. Along the way, the threads of their lives, their loves and their disappointments are woven together in their memories of Jack and his wife Amy

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
friendship
memory
family
love
Places: big city
countryside
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
Written by: Fred Schepisi
Starring: Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Ray Winstone, JJ Feild, Cameron Fitch
Music: Paul Grabowsky
Cinematography: Brian Tufano
Runtime: 109 min
Country: Germany, United Kingdom
Languages: English

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