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Naked

1993 · 131 min

A relentless, talky descent into urban alienation, mixing bleak comedy with unsettling cruelty and existential rants.

Directed by: Mike Leigh
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge

Tagline: When unbalance leads to submission
Overview: An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

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Directed by: Mike Leigh
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
identity
morality
grief
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	4
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	9
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Mike Leigh
Written by: Mike Leigh
Starring: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge, Greg Cruttwell, Claire Skinner, Peter Wight, Ewen Bremner, Susan Vidler
Music: Andrew Dickson
Cinematography: Dick Pope
Runtime: 131 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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