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Summary
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 85Audiences 80GoodWatch 82
Tomatometer97%
Metascore72
Audience score89%
Letterboxd · 13 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.7
User score7.4
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for animated movies, +5 min on the typical 89
typical 8994Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 52 more
Released
2016
October 15, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
AnimationDramaWarHistoryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 11 more16 people
- Jim BroadbentErnest Briggs (voice)
- Brenda BlethynEthel Briggs (voice)
- Luke TreadawayRaymond Briggs (voice)
- Roger AllamMiddle Aged Doctor (voice)
- Virginia McKennaLady of the House (voice)
- Peter WightDetective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
- Pam FerrisMrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)
- Simon DayAlf (voice)
Raymond BriggsRaymond Briggs (voice)
June BrownErnest's Step Mother (voice)
Harry CollettYoung Raymond (voice)
Gillian HannaMidwife / Aunty Flo (voice)
Alex JordanBest Man / Fireman / Train Guard / Doctor (voice)
Duncan WisbeyWedding Photographer / Radio Announcer / BBC Newsreader / Newspaper Seller / Tailor / Arthur (voice)- MMMacready MasseyTeenage Raymond (voice)
- KCKaryn ClaydonJean (Raymond's wife) (voice)
Directing · 1
- Roger Mainwood Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Raymond Briggs Book, Executive Producer, Graphic Novel Illustrator
Production · 9
- Matthew Read Executive Producer
- Robbie Little Executive Producer
- Natascha Wharton Executive Producer
- Adam Partridge Executive Producer
- Jon Rennie Executive Producer
- Ben Roberts Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Fraser Taggart Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Richard Overall Editor
Sound · 1
- Carl Davis Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Richard Fawdry Head Designer
Visual Effects · 2
- Aya Suzuki Senior Animator
- Peter Dodd Animation Director
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