Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Meantime end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Meantime easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Meantime

Name: Meantime
Genre: Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
Released: 1983
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Phil Daniels, Tim Roth, Jeffrey Robert, Pam Ferris, Gary Oldman

Directed by Mike Leigh

Produced by Central Independent Television

1983107 min6.7 / 10

A gritty, character-driven portrait of working-class struggle and family dynamics during Thatcher-era recession, balancing dark social realism with observational comedy.

A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.

Questions people ask

Is Meantime sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Meantime end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Meantime scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Meantime violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Meantime easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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