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Another Year

Another Year

Drama · Comedy · 2010

During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

Movie details

Another Year

2010 Drama · Comedy 2h 9m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.4 / 10

31.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

93 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

81 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Another Year?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Mike Leigh

Written by

Mike Leigh

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Tom

Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

Mary

Ruth Sheen

Ruth Sheen

Gerri

Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Ken

Oliver Maltman

Oliver Maltman

Joe

David Bradley

David Bradley

Ronnie

Karina Fernandez

Karina Fernandez

Katie

Court is in session

Put Another Year on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.