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| Director: | Mike Leigh | 
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| Writer: | Mike Leigh | 
| Staring: | 
| Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 18, 2002 | 
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| Director: | Mike Leigh | 
| Writer: | Mike Leigh | 
| Genres: | Drama | 
| Keywords | london, england, taxi driver, working class, nursing home | 
| Production Companies | Les Films Alain Sarde, StudioCanal, Thin Man Films | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $2,847,049 Budget: $9,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Job | 
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| Tom Read | Art Direction | 
| Georgina Lowe | Line Producer | 
| Lesley Walker | Editor | 
| Heather Storr | Script Supervisor | 
| Jonathan Rutter | Publicist | 
| Colin Strachan | Grip | 
| Will Tyler | Production Accountant | 
| Neil Lee | Location Manager | 
| Dan Grace | Wardrobe Supervisor | 
| Jeremy Hume | Assistant Editor | 
| Peter Joly | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Mark Rose | Assistant Sound Editor | 
| Deborah Reade | Producer's Assistant, Post Production Supervisor, Post-Production Manager | 
| Andy Ormesher | Standby Rigger | 
| Zaman Ghulam | Standby Painter | 
| Damien Williams | Standby Carpenter | 
| Dave Hill | Carpenter | 
| Ricky Blundell | Carpenter | 
| Martin Duncan | Gaffer | 
| Tony Allen | Electrician | 
| Nina Gold | Casting | 
| Eve Stewart | Production Design | 
| Dick Pope | Director of Photography, Camera Operator | 
| Lucy Allen | Stunts | 
| Jacqueline Durran | Costume Design | 
| Mike Leigh | Director, Writer | 
| Christine Blundell | Makeup & Hair | 
| Lewis Buchan | Focus Puller | 
| Chris Allies | Title Designer | 
| Simon Mein | Still Photographer | 
| Sarah Meek | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Andrew Dickson | Original Music Composer | 
| Danielle Brandon | Production Coordinator | 
| Justin Miller | Assistant Accountant | 
| Darren Price | Production Runner | 
| Josh Robertson | First Assistant Director | 
| Dan John | Second Assistant Director | 
| Hannah Titley | Second Assistant Director | 
| Lucy Whitton | Third Assistant Director | 
| Jo Sheehan | Third Assistant Director | 
| Richard Ackland | Clapper Loader | 
| Lucy Bristow | Camera Operator | 
| Henry Woolley | Assistant Location Manager | 
| Steve Mason | Unit Manager | 
| Andy Forrest | Assistant Art Director | 
| Jo Littlejohn | Graphic Designer | 
| Rachael Bailson | Art Department Assistant | 
| Kirstin Chalmers | Makeup Artist | 
| Lesa Warrener | Makeup Artist | 
| Richard Mills | Property Master | 
| Lisa Lloyd | Dressing Prop | 
| Don Santos | Dressing Prop | 
| Eddie Baker | Standby Property Master | 
| Dave Ackrill | Standby Property Master | 
| Claire Ferguson | Assistant Editor | 
| Michael Redfern | Foley Editor | 
| Adrian Rhodes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Matthew Gough | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Peter Gleaves | ADR Mixer, Foley Mixer | 
| Clare Mahoney | Foley Artist | 
| Jason Swanscott | Foley Artist | 
| Richard Oxley | Best Boy Electrician | 
| Mark Packman | Generator Operator | 
| Karen Fayerty | Unit Medic | 
| Dan Channing-Williams | Floor Runner | 
| Lyndsay Bullock | Additional Third Assistant Director | 
| Lee Sheward | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Nrinder Dhudwar | Stunts | 
| Steve Griffin | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Paul Heasman | Stunts | 
| Jon Bailey | Score Engineer | 
| Step Parikian | Music Supervisor | 
| John A. Coleman | Conductor | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Pierre Edelman | Executive Producer | 
| Alain Sarde | Producer | 
| Simon Channing Williams | Producer | 
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In my opinion, this is another stellar film from writer/director Mike Leigh. I place it just below his masterpiece Secrets and Lies, but not too far below it. As usual, Leigh has put together a wonderful ensemble cast, which is good, because Timothy Spall would have outshone anything less, and he wo ... rks best when the rest of the cast is great. The movie seems bleak a lot of the time. The secret is to allow yourself to care about the characters and be patient. It reminds me of the very early Coronation Street shows: no glitz, no glamour, just like down in the muck with real people. If you have seen this movie already, you know the plot, and if you don’t, stop reading reviews and just watch the darn thing. The more you know about it, the less impact it might have on you. Like Secrets and Lies, this movie has emotional dynamite at the end, but boy, does it ever earn it along the way. Don’t miss it.