Life Is Sweet (1991) ★ 7.01h43

Name: Life Is Sweet
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1991
Rating: 7
Cast: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks

Comedy · Drama

Director Mike Leigh (7.0 avg)

Also directed Secrets & Lies, Naked, Mr. Turner, and 31 more

Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, Andy is a cook who forever puts off home remodeling projects, Natalie is a plumber and Nicola is jobless. This film is about how they interact and play out family, conflict and love.

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Cast

Alison Steadman
Jim Broadbent
Timothy Spall
Claire Skinner
Jane Horrocks
David Thewlis
Moya Brady

Life Is Sweet (1991) ★ 7.01h43

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