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Another Year

2010 · 129 min

A quietly observant, bittersweet drama that unfolds with gentle humour and deep empathy, leaving a lingering sense of melancholy.

Overview
During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

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  • Channel 4 Plus
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • family
  • friendship
  • aging
  • grief
Places
  • home
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Mike Leigh
Written by
Mike Leigh
Starring
Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Peter Wight, Oliver Maltman, David Bradley, Karina Fernandez, Martin Savage
Music
Gary Yershon
Cinematography
Dick Pope
Runtime
129 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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