East Is East

East Is East

A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.

Directed by Damien O'Donnell

Produced by Assassin Films, Film4 Productions

199997 min6.5 / 10

A warmly comedic yet substantive family drama about cultural collision and generational conflict in 1970s Britain, balancing humor with genuine emotional stakes.

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.

Questions people ask

  • Is East Is East scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does East Is East end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is East Is East easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is East Is East violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is East Is East sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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45/ 100

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Familiar shape, done well.

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Love45

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