Living
2022 · Movie · PG-13 · 102 min · ★ 7.0 · 89% critics
In postwar London, an aging office worker feels trapped by routine, paperwork, and loneliness. After receiving life-changing news, he begins searching for meaning, connection, and a small sense of purpose before time slips away.
Based on Ikiru
Also known as Ikiru
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-11-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (517 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy gentle, reflective British period dramas like The Queen or Darkest Hour; Not for you if you need fast pacing or lighter emotions.
Pros: understated lead performance; moving reflective story; evocative 1950s setting | Cons: very slow pace; quiet emotional restraint; somber subject matter
Themes
- london, england
- terminal illness
- remake
- period drama
- post world war ii
- 1950s
- understated
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2023 · nominated
Cast & crew
Bill Nighy
as Williams
Aimee Lou Wood
as Margaret Harris
Alex Sharp
as Peter Wakeling
Tom Burke
as Sutherland
Adrian Rawlins
as Middleton
Oliver Chris
as Hart
- HB
Hubert Burton
as Rusbridger
Zoe Boyle
as Mrs. McMasters
Barney Fishwick
as Michael
Patsy Ferran
as Fiona
Directed by Oliver Hermanus