The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021 | 111m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Will Sharpe |
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| Writer: | Simon Stephenson, Will Sharpe |
| Staring: |
| The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 21, 2021 |
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| Director: | Will Sharpe |
| Writer: | Simon Stephenson, Will Sharpe |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | inventor, angry, calm, candid, unassuming, cautionary, casual, didactic, critical, admiring, adoring, ambiguous, celebratory, defiant, embarrassed, empathetic, enchant, enthusiastic, familiar, frustrated |
| Production Companies | Film4 Productions, Shoebox Films, SunnyMarch, StudioCanal UK |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Dec 27, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Louis Wain |
| Claire Foy | Emily Wain |
| Andrea Riseborough | Caroline Wain |
| Toby Jones | Sir William Ingram |
| Sharon Rooney | Josephine Wain |
| Aimee Lou Wood | Claire Wain |
| Hayley Squires | Marie Wain |
| Stacy Martin | Felicie Wain |
| Phoebe Nicholls | Mrs Wain |
| Adeel Akhtar | Dan Rider |
| Asim Chaudhry | Herbert Railton |
| Taika Waititi | Max Kase |
| Crystal Clarke | Alicia Simmonds |
| Daniel Rigby | Bendigo |
| Richard Ayoade | Henry Wood |
| Julian Barratt | Dr Elphick |
| Dorothy Atkinson | Mrs Du Frayne |
| Nick Cave | H.G. Wells |
| Olivia Colman | Narrator |
| Fehinti Balogun | Praga |
| Jamie Demetriou | Woodville Jr. |
| Sophia Di Martino | Judith |
| Siobhán McSweeney | Dr Cooke |
| Stewart Scudamore | Dr Quantock |
| Simon Munnery | Jem Mace |
| James Eeles | Train Attendant |
| Olivier Richters | Journeyman Boxer |
| Indica Watson | Young Felicie Wain |
| Dorothy Atkinson | Mrs. DuFrayne |
| Kiki May | Paper Girl (1891) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dixie Chassay | Casting |
| Simon Stephenson | Writer |
| Selina Macarthur | Editor |
| Thalia Ecclestone | Art Direction |
| Michael O'Connor | Costume Design |
| Annette Field | Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist |
| Elena Real-Davies | Art Department Assistant |
| Caroline Barclay | Supervising Art Director |
| Lucy Jordan | Casting Associate |
| Arthur Sharpe | Original Music Composer |
| Vickie Lang | Makeup Designer, Hair Designer |
| Suzie Davies | Production Design |
| Luke Tumber | Stunt Double |
| Will Sharpe | Writer, Director |
| Erik Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Charlotte Dirickx | Set Decoration |
| Jen Annor | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Alana Marmion-Warr | Script Supervisor |
| Ellie Rawlings | Transportation Coordinator |
| Gisela Evert | Post Production Supervisor |
| Cheyenne Conway | Unit Production Manager |
| Olly Robinson | First Assistant Director |
| Nick Dilworth | Construction Manager |
| Caroline Harper | Standby Art Director |
| Celestria Kimmins | Assistant Art Director |
| Polina Kalentsits | Assistant Set Decoration |
| P.R. Smith | Property Master |
| Kat Law | Draughtsman |
| Elizabeth Donker Curtius | Stunt Double |
| Mark Stanton-Kelly | Stunts |
| Jaap Buitendijk | Still Photographer |
| Joshua Callis-Smith | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Dan Coles | Colorist |
| Craig Ferreira | First Assistant Editor |
| Lewis Humble | Post Production Coordinator |
| Christoph Bauschinger | Music Editor |
| Yann McCullough | Music Editor |
| Zoe Flower | Unit Publicist |
| Sarah Turner | Production Secretary |
| Alexandra Bahiyyih Wain | Production Secretary |
| Sarah Shepherd | Dialect Coach |
| Amy Sharman | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Lillie Fleur | Production Coordinator |
| Brian Nickels | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ollie Madden | Executive Producer |
| Guy Heeley | Producer |
| Dan MacRae | Executive Producer |
| Julia Oh | Executive Producer |
| Donald Sabourin | Co-Producer |
| Adam Ackland | Producer |
| Leah Clarke | Producer |
| Didier Lupfer | Executive Producer |
| Ron Halpern | Executive Producer |
| Lil Clarke | Producer |
| Daniel Battsek | Executive Producer |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Executive Producer |
| Simon Stephenson | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 25 | 56 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 27 | 59 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 12 | 309 | 699 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 909 | 943 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 739 | 800 |
**Full Analysis at SpotaMovie.com** - **Intro** - The Electrical Life of Louis Wain is inspiring and offers us important lessons to learn for our lives. It's elegant, poetic and romantic. A must-watch. - **The Story** - The movie tells us the true story of the eccentric artist Louis Wain. We are in ... the early 1900s, and Wain is a gifted man who can paint and draw so quickly to leave us surprised by his genius.Louis’s mind is full of ideas and thoughts, moving from music to his research to patent some theories about the mysterious role of electricity in the world. And it’s not because it can power bulbs, but because it can connect us to something else we can’t even think and therefore explain. But Louis needs to provide for his five sisters and their new governess Emily Richardson. So, how will Louis handle his passions and ideas, facing the daily routine and the deadline of the bills that challenge his family? And what Wain is going to learn and teach us? The electricity is not the only explanation strong textbecause interesting and unexpected characters will inspire and support him. It’s an incredible story of geniality and challenges. - Movie Explanation at https://www.spotamovie.com/the-electrical-life-of-louis-wain-movie-review/
Flew by, did <em>'The Electrical Life of Louis Wain'</em>. It's a well paced film that holds solid emotion to it, while it's nicely acted by the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy. I dig the costumes/set designs too. It also gets bonus points for cats, because... cats. It's not a perfec ... t film, for example the humour is quite off, but it's definitely an interesting watch. I knew nothing about Louis Wain beforehand but that didn't hamper my enjoyment, fwiw. Cumberbatch is very good as the main man, he brings across all the quirkiness and necessary emotion of Wain. Foy supports strongly, I loved her in <em>'<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crown_(TV_series)">The Crown</a>'</em> so I'm happy to see more of her. Speaking of that television show, her successor on it, Olivia Colman, is also involved; as narrator. Andrea Riseborough also stood out to me, while I note the appearances of Toby Jones, Adeel Akhtar (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(British_TV_series)#:~:text=Adeel%20Akhtar%20as%20Wilson%20Wilson">Wilson Wilson</a>, to me!) and, unexpectedly, Taika Waititi. I almost gave this 3½*, but I think 3* is about right. Good film.