Storyline
A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.
Cast & Crew
Phil Daniels
Mark
Lead
Tim Roth
Colin
JR
Jeffrey Robert
Frank
Pam Ferris
Mavis
Gary Oldman
Coxy
Marion Bailey
Barbara
Alfred Molina
John
Tilly Vosburgh
Haley
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mike Leigh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Meantime is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
