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- 2002
- R
- United Artists
- 2 h 8 m
- 2002
- R
- United Artists
- 2 h 8 m
Summary An unexpected tragedy brings two people together to rediscover their love.
Directed By: Mike Leigh
Written By: Mike Leigh
- 2002
- R
- United Artists
- 2 h 8 m
- 2002
- R
- United Artists
- 2 h 8 m
All or Nothing
72
7.8
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Summary An unexpected tragedy brings two people together to rediscover their love.
Directed By: Mike Leigh
Written By: Mike Leigh
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
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81% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
72
81% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
19% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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There are moments in All or Nothing of such acute observation that we nod in understanding -- The closing scenes of the movie are just about perfect.
It's a strangely stirring experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort feel like a 10-course banquet.
Though it's become almost redundant to say so, major kudos go to Leigh for actually casting people who look working-class; you'd be hard-pressed to get an American studio to go along with that, even though Leigh alumni often become famous.
Leigh doesn't sentimentalize these tragic, dead-end lives but allows his characters to be ugly and stupid, to make horrendous mistakes. Sometimes they're laughable, and yet there's never the sense that Leigh is mocking them.
In that rare moment, the movie relaxes its rictus of pain and actually dares to feel good. Moments like these aren't just a negotiation between all and nothing -- they're everything that allows us to care about even those characters who only slouch and shriek ''F -- - orfff!''
The empathy never lifts off -- never becomes poetry. It doesn't help that Leigh indulges his unfortunate habit of larding the soundtrack with draggy, mournful music, heavy on the cello.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 9 User Ratings
7.8
89% Positive
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Production Company
Les Films Alain Sarde,
Thin Man Films
Release Date Oct 25, 2002
Duration 2 h 8 m
Rating R
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Awards
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
European Film Awards
• 3 Nominations
Evening Standard British Film Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
