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Grown-Ups (1980)

Grown-Ups poster
Directed by
Mike Leigh
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of adults in their twenties and thirties navigate strained relationships, petty frustrations, and quiet disappointments in their daily lives. The film follows their interactions at home and work, capturing the awkwardness and tension beneath ordinary conversations.

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What happens

Grown-Ups was a 1980 British BBC television film devised and directed by Mike Leigh. It stars Lesley Manville, Philip Davis, Brenda Blethyn, Janine Duvitski, Lindsay Duncan and Sam Kelly. It was edited by Robin Sales and produced by Louis Marks for the BBC, and originally shown on BBC 2 on 28 November 1980. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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