If you loved Life Is Sweet, try Meantime

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Mike Leigh, and they both carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Life Is Sweet, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

tender

What Meantime is

In Thatcher’s Britain, an East End family tries and mostly fails to keep up appearances. Unemployed Frank and his sons spin their wheels while Mavis works; smug sister Barbara’s marriage isn’t half as enviable as it looks. Proof that downturns leave everyone stranded.

Ask for a deeper bridge

Discover modes
About & sources
Built with care for saturated cinephiles. · TBS Digital Studio ☕ Buy us a coffee
Refine your taste
What vibe?

Extra filters

Date night mode Skip gore, bleak endings
Watching with kids Age-appropriate only
Kids ages?