45 Years
2015 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 6.6 · 96% critics
With a 45th wedding anniversary party just days away, a quiet couple’s routine is shaken when a letter brings news tied to a long-ago relationship. As preparations continue, old memories and unanswered questions surface, pushing one partner to reexamine what they truly know about the life they’ve built together.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-05-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 96/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (789 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, tense relationship drama that builds day by day and lingers on unspoken feelings, in the vein of Weekend; Not for you if you need fast pacing, big plot turns, or clear answers.
Pros: tense, simmering drama; subtle, gripping performances; thoughtful look at marriage | Cons: very slow pace; small-scale story; may feel uneventful
Themes
- dancing
- husband wife relationship
- broken engagement
- pregnancy
- marriage
- family secrets
- promise
- german shepherd
- jewelry store
- based on short story
- dead lover
- apology
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2015
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2016 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
Charlotte Rampling
as Kate Mercer
Tom Courtenay
as Geoff Mercer
Geraldine James
as Lena
Dolly Wells
as Sally
David Sibley
as George
Sam Alexander
as Chris the Postman
Richard Cunningham
as Mr Watkins
Hannah Chalmers
as Travel Agent
Camille Ucan
as Café Waitress
Rufus Wright
as Jake
Directed by Andrew Haigh