16 Years of Alcohol

16 Years of Alcohol

Trainspotting meets A Clockwork Orange

Directed by Richard Jobson

Produced by Tartan Works Ltd.

2003102 min5.6 / 10

A raw, punk-inflected portrait of Scottish working-class rage and self-destruction, tracing a skinhead's descent through violence and alcoholism.

16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson, based on his 1987 novel. The film is Jobson's first directorial effort, following a career as a television presenter on BSkyB and VH-1, and as the vocalist for the 1970s punk rock band The Skids.

Questions people ask

  • Is 16 Years of Alcohol violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is 16 Years of Alcohol easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does 16 Years of Alcohol end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is 16 Years of Alcohol sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is 16 Years of Alcohol scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

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23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity73

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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