Meantime

1983 · directed by Mike Leigh

Rating

74/100

Hit

no

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.

Meantime (1983), directed by Mike Leigh, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Phil Daniels
• Tim Roth
• Jeffrey Robert
• Pam Ferris
• Gary Oldman
• Marion Bailey
• Alfred Molina
• Tilly Vosburgh
• Leila Bertrand
• Hepburn Graham

Crew

• Roger Pratt — Director of Photography
• Lesley Walker — Editor
• Andrew Dickson — Original Music Composer
• Mike Leigh — Writer

More from Mike Leigh

1. Secrets & Lies (1996) — 89/100 · hit
2. Vera Drake (2004) — 80/100 · hit
3. Naked (1993) — 80/100 · hit
4. Life Is Sweet (1991) — 80/100 · hit
5. Another Year (2010) — 78/100
6. Topsy-Turvy (1999) — 78/100

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