Life Is Sweet (1991)

Name: Life Is Sweet
Director: Mike Leigh
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1991
Duration: 103 min

ThumbScore

👍 74%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.

Critics Score

🎬 91% (RT: 94%, MC: 88)

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Director

Mike Leigh

Runtime

1h 43m

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

TMDB Rating

7.0/10 (176 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

Metacritic

Cast

Alison Steadman as Wendy

Jim Broadbent as Andy · 72% avg

Timothy Spall as Aubrey · 69% avg

Claire Skinner as Natalie

Jane Horrocks as Nicola · 76% avg

David Thewlis as Nicola's Lover · 70% avg

Moya Brady as Paula

Stephen Rea as Patsy · 70% avg

Is Life Is Sweet good?

Most people think so. 74% audience score, estimated from 176 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 91%.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗