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Life Is Sweet
MEANRANK
78/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 70, highest is Metacritic critics on 88. Critics average 88, everyone else 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Mike Leigh
- Writer
- Mike Leigh
- Released
- 22 March 1991
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $1.5M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 10 →8 wins from 10 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Best Director 2011 | Best Director | Mike Leigh | Nominee |
| Best Actress 1992 | Best Actress | Alison Steadman | Winner |
| Best European Film 1992 | Best European Film | Mike Leigh | Winner |
| Best Film 1992 | Best Film | Life Is Sweet | Winner |
| Best International Film 1992 | Best International Film | Mike Leigh | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress 1992 | Best Supporting Actress | Jane Horrocks | Winner |
| British Film of the Year 1992 | British Film of the Year | Life Is Sweet | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress 1991 | Best Supporting Actress | Jane Horrocks | Winner |
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10 awards — Life Is Sweet
×| Best Supporting Actress | Jane Horrocks | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jane Horrocks | Winner |
| Best Actress | Alison Steadman | Winner |
| Best European Film | Mike Leigh | Winner |
| Best Film | Life Is Sweet | Winner |
| British Film of the Year | Life Is Sweet | Winner |
| Golden Charybdis | Mike Leigh | Winner |
| Golden Mask | Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks | Winner |
| Best Director | Mike Leigh | Nominee |
| Best International Film | Mike Leigh | Nominee |