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Tender Loving Care

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Hannah Strong Little White Lies 1d
These cosy vignettes of domestic life are thrilling in their mundanity, recognisable as a shared experience for family units (biological or otherwise) the world over. Go to Full Review David Ehrlich IndieWire 1d
B+
Spartan and straightforward, absent plot complication but awash in pointillistic detail, this so-called swan song collects its attention into a bracingly humane look at conflicting networks of care. Go to Full Review Jon Frosch The Hollywood Reporter 1d
In other words, it’s a Mike Leigh film, and a lovely one at that. If it ends up being his last, as the 83-year-old writer-director has indicated, it’s a fitting and stealthily powerful way to go out -- a low-key mic drop of sorts. Go to Full Review Gregory Ellwood The Playlist 1d
A-
You will hear the phrase, "We’re going to be alright, aren’t we?" multiple times throughout the film. At times you may think Leigh included it for reassurance. That is until he ends the entire endeavor on a specific image. At that point, you might not. Go to Full Review Will Mavity Next Best Picture 1d
7/10
If "Tender Loving Care" isn’t Mike Leigh’s swan song, it certainly feels like one. The director seems preoccupied with the end. The end of life, but also, perhaps, the end of a society willing to care for its most vulnerable. Go to Full Review Joey Magidson Awards Radar 1d
3.5/4
The need to take care of each other fuels Mike Leigh's powerful potential farewell Tender Loving Care. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Mike Leigh

Director

Marion Bailey

Actor

Paul Jesson

Actor

Kate O'Flynn

Actor

Alice Bailey Johnson

Actor

Mike Leigh

Screenwriter
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Tender Loving Care

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Movie Info

Director
Mike Leigh
Producer
Georgina Lowe
Screenwriter
Mike Leigh
Production Co
Bleecker Street
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 47m
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