Ill Manors

Ill Manors

We are all products of our environment ...some environments are just harder to survive in

Directed by Plan B

Produced by BBC Film, Film London

2012121 min6.3 / 10

A gritty, interconnected portrait of survival and desperation in urban poverty, where systemic hardship shapes individual fates across multiple lives.

Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ill Manors sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Ill Manors end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Ill Manors violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Ill Manors easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Ill Manors scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

28/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Ill Manors

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ill Manors

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ill Manors, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ill Manors, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ill Manors, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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