UK,
1993, 131 min
Directed by:
Mike LeighScreenplay:
Mike LeighCinematography:
Dick PopeComposer:
Andrew DicksonCast:
David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge, Greg Cruttwell, Peter Wight, Ewen Bremner, Susan Vidler, Gina McKee, Elizabeth Berrington, Robert Putt (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Johnny flees Manchester for London, to avoid a beating from the family of a girl he has raped. There he finds an old girlfriend, and spends some time homeless, spending much of his time ranting at strangers, and meeting characters in plights very much like his own. (MUBI)
Cast
![David Thewlis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/155/166155236_a314d6.jpg)
David Thewlis
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
![Lesley Sharp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444321_0bcd5a.jpg)
Lesley Sharp
UK
Best movies:
Cranford (2007) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Naked (1993)
![Katrin Cartlidge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278143_26f427.jpg)
Katrin Cartlidge
UK
Best movies:
Breaking the Waves (1996)
No Man's Land (2001)
Before the Rain (1994)
Greg Cruttwell
UK
Best movies:
Naked (1993)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
George of the Jungle (1997)
![Peter Wight](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281278_f02ee2.jpg)
Peter Wight
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
![Ewen Bremner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267640_e76d45.jpg)
Ewen Bremner
UK
Best movies:
Snatch (2000)
Trainspotting (1996)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Susan Vidler
UK
Best movies:
Trainspotting (1996)
Naked (1993)
The Woman in White (1997) (TV movie)
![Gina McKee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/324/159324513_c2c508.jpg)
Gina McKee
UK
![Elizabeth Berrington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/964/78964260_582707.jpg)
Elizabeth Berrington
UK
Best movies:
Secrets & Lies (1996)
In Bruges (2008)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Robert Putt
Best movies:
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV movie)
Lady Jane (1986)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![Toby Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/579/161579732_91b29d.jpg)
Toby Jones
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Finding Neverland (2004)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
![Claire Skinner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188453_ed23fd.jpg)
Claire Skinner
UK
Best movies:
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
I.D. (1995)
Perfect Strangers (2001) (series)
Sandra Voe
UK
Best movies:
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Wallander (2008) (series)
The Winter Guest (1997)
Angela Curran
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Messiah (2001) (TV movie)