All or Nothing (2002)

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85%

PG-13

2002, Drama, 2h 8m

RT Critics’ Score: 82% (UNBIASED)
RT Audience Score: 81%
Awards & Nominations: NA

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Critics Consensus

All or Nothing’s depiction of the working-class can be depressingly bleak, but the performances are wonderfully true to life

Audience Consensus

All or Nothing” is a movie that will make you feel like you’re watching a real-life family drama unfold. Some critics found it depressing, but I found it uplifting in a weird way. The characters are all flawed and struggling, but they’re also relatable and human. Mike Leigh did a great job of showing the ups and downs of life, from birth to death and everything in between. It’s not a feel-good movie, but it’s definitely worth watching if you want to see some great acting and a realistic portrayal of family life.

Storyline

When an unexpected tragedy occurs, a working-class couple, Penny and Phil, are brought together to rediscover their love and find joy in their lives again, despite their struggles with their jobs and family.

Production Company(ies)
Fantasy Films, Bryna Productions N.V., Zvaluw

Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release Type

Filming Location(s)

MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for sexual humor and language

Year of Release
2002

Technical Specs

Color:

Color
Sound mix:

Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio:

1.78 : 11.85 : 1
Runtime:

2h 8m
Language(s):
Country of origin:

United States
Release date:

Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 2002 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 18, 2003

Genre(s)
Drama

Keyword(s)
starring Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Alison Garland, James Corden, Ruth Sheen, Marion Bailey, Sally Hawkins, directed by Mike Leigh, written by Mike Leigh, drama, R rating, box office gross $112.9K, reviewed by Anton Bitel, John Anderson, Andrew Sarris, Jay Boyar, Adam Nayman, Connie Ogle, David Walsh, Emanuel Levy, Michael Dequina, Steve Crum, Urban Cinefile Critics, Penny, Phil, Rachel, Rory, Maureen, Carol, Simon Channing Williams, Alain Sarde, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, surround sound

Box Office Details

Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA

US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA

Budget and Earnings Details
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Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA

Cast & Crew

Timothy Spall

Lesley Manville

Alison Garland

James Corden

Ruth Sheen

Phil

Penny

Rachel

Rory

Maureen

Timothy Spall – Phil
Lesley Manville – Penny
Alison Garland – Rachel
James Corden – Rory
Ruth Sheen – Maureen
Marion Bailey – Carol

Mike Leigh

Simon Channing Williams

Alain Sarde

Director

Writer

Producer

Director(s)
Mike Leigh

Writer(s)
NA

Producer(s)
Simon Channing Williams, Alain Sarde

Film Festivals

Awards & Nominations
NA

Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Anton Bitel

John Anderson

Andrew Sarris

Jay Boyar

Adam Nayman

Little White Lies

Newsday

Observer

Orlando Sentinel

eye WEEKLY

ALL OR NOTHING
All Critics (94) | Top Critics (31) | Fresh (77) | Rotten (17)
Leigh cuts between and through the potential soapiness of these different family dramas to show a broader mosaic of the human condition, defined by birth, death, and all – or nothing – that happens in between.

November 19, 2021

Anton Bitel
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
Mike Leigh goes spelunking in search of the English soul, finds gold.

May 28, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/4

John Anderson
Newsday
TOP CRITIC
For close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed, mostly inarticulate, hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one.

January 17, 2003

Andrew Sarris
Observer
TOP CRITIC
An unsentimental, but nevertheless touching and sincere, reflection on the meaning of family and the fragility of love.

December 5, 2002 | Rating: 4/5

Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
This is an elegantly balanced movie — every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do — that doesn’t reveal even a hint of artifice.

November 19, 2002 | Rating: 4/5

Adam Nayman
eye WEEKLY
TOP CRITIC
The film feels uncomfortably real, its language and locations bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority.

November 15, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/4

Connie Ogle
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
In any event, the great strength of Leigh’s best work is the sensitivity and utter seriousness with which he approaches the external and internal lives of his characters.

February 16, 2021

David Walsh
World Socialist Web Site
January 20, 2013 | Rating: B

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
It’s all quite tough going, but the actors make it difficult to look away.

January 27, 2009 | Rating: 3/4

Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
On the surface, a dreary, knuckles-down tale of a working class London family.

November 1, 2004 | Rating: B+

Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan
All Or Nothing may seem depressing, but in fact uplifts us.

April 26, 2003

Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile
Grim but really good.

February 27, 2003 | Rating: A

Mark Robison
Reno Gazette-Journal…

Plot
When an unexpected tragedy occurs, a working-class couple, Penny and Phil, are brought together to rediscover their love and find joy in their lives again, despite their struggles with their jobs and family.

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