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Summary
Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 86Audiences 80GoodWatch 82
Metascore87
Tomatometer84%
Audience score93%
Letterboxd · 117 K ratings4.0/5
IMDb7.5
User score7.2
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for comedies, +8 min on the typical 100
typical 100108Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 17 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
+7Released
1987
June 19, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
LatinMade in
United Kingdom- Canada
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
14 of 14
Richard E. GrantWithnail
Paul McGann...& I
Richard GriffithsMonty
Ralph BrownDanny
Michael ElphickJake
Daragh O'MalleyIrishman- MWMichael WardleIsaac Parkin
Una Brandon-JonesMrs. Parkin
Noel JohnsonGeneral- ISIrene SutcliffeWaitress
Llewellyn ReesTea Shop Proprietor- RORobert OatesPoliceman 1
Anthony WisePoliceman 2
Eddie TagoePresuming Ed
Directing · 4
- Bruce Robinson Director, Writer, Stunt Double
- Sally Jones Script Supervisor
- Kathy Sykes Second Assistant Director
- Peter Kohn First Assistant Director
Production · 8
- George Harrison Executive Producer
- Denis O'Brien Executive Producer
- Paul M. Heller Producer
- Mary Selway Casting
- David Wimbury Co-Producer
- Lawrence Kirstein Associate Producer
Camera · 4
- Peter Hannan Director of Photography
- Bob Smith Camera Operator
- Ian Foster Clapper Loader
- Murray Close Still Photographer
Editing · 5
- Alan Strachan Editor
- Bob Mullen Assistant Editor
- Tony Tromp Assistant Editor
- Jeremy Strachan Assistant Editor
- Anne Sopel Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- David Dundas Original Music Composer
- Rick Wentworth Original Music Composer
- Alan Paley Sound Editor
- Trevor Rutherford Boom Operator
- Clive Winter Sound Mixer
Art · 4
- Michael Pickwoad Production Design
- John Roberts Painter
- Bert Gadsden Property Master
- Henry Harris Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Andrea Galer Costume Design
- Peter Frampton Makeup Artist
- Sue Love Hairdresser
- Shaun Wyldeck-Estrada Wardrobe Master
Visual Effects · 1
- Martin Gutteridge Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 4
- Perry Evans Electrician
- Reg Parsons Gaffer
- Don Maton Electrician
- Brian Sullivan Electrician
Other crew · 3
- Paul Heasman Stunt Double
- Alan Chesters Carpenter
- Joanna Campling Unit Publicist
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