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Withnail and I

1987 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 7.3

ComedyDrama

Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

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Details
Years
1987
Release date
1987-06-19
Language
English
Rated
R
Runtime
108 min
TMDB rating
7.3/10 (626 votes)

Themes

  • drug dealer
  • london, england
  • northern england
  • countryside
  • alcohol
  • darkness
  • flat
  • bath
  • dark comedy
  • uncle
  • cigar smoking
  • cannabis
  • +16 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Bruce Robinson