High Hopes
1989 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 6,016 VOTES · DIR. Mike Leigh
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,486 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:22 Excuse me.
00:05:56 - It's quicker to go right. - No, it ain't.
00:09:32 Good mate of yours, is she, the Queen?
00:14:37 - When was that? - Last week.
00:18:23 This is Cyril to Greased Lightning. Cyril to Greased Lightning, over.
00:22:04 Oh, jolly good!
00:29:06 That's fine.
00:32:33 It's rather a large house for one person, don't you agree?
00:36:41 - Oh, did you really? - Yah.
00:39:41 but my husband and I do have an engagement and I've yet to take my bath.
00:43:52 No, he's not, is he?
00:47:27 Oh, leave it out.
00:52:05 - Which one's she? - The little one.
00:57:08 Well, you can think what you like.
01:02:52 Yeah, been fine.
01:06:15 You can't say that. The situation's ripe for it.
01:10:24 So, do you want to knock it on the head?
01:17:16 All right?
01:21:00 This is bloody barmy, sitting round the table.
01:24:55 Ah, out of order, Cyril. I'll tell you something free of charge...
01:29:16 It's her birthday.
01:34:20 What do I want to go home for?
01:40:00 I don't mind, really. One of each.
70:20:02 we're all still here.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,486
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:02:22
Final line70:20:02
Production Record
DirectorMike Leigh
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$1,192,322
IMDb votes6,016