High Hopes

Feb 26 1989 PG 1h 48m
Comedy, Drama

Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. Shirley wants a baby, but Cyril, who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect, is reluctant. Cyril's mum locks herself out and must ask her snooty neighbors for help. Then Cyril's sister Valerie stages a surprise party for mum's 70th birthday, a disaster from start to finish. Shirley holds things together, and she and Cyril may put aside her Dutch cap after all.

Plot

The life of a working class couple living in London and their complicated relationships with other members of the family.

Written by

Mike Leigh

Directed by

Mike Leigh

Cast

Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Doré

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

British Screen Productions, Channel Four Films, Portman Productions

Languages

English

Awards

5 wins & 6 nominations

Trailers
High Hopes (1988) Trailer
1988 High Hopes Official Trailer 1 British Screen Productions
Scores
# of Votes
6,262
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
84
Popularity
NA