Meantime
1983 · 107 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 5,148 VOTES · DIR. Mike Leigh
Overview
A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,239 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:21 The boys can leave their shoes in the kitchen. All right?
00:04:10 but I fancy a picture window myself.
00:09:04 What's your name?
00:13:42 Which one?
00:18:26 - Done a bag of Evo'. - He'll kill himself.
00:22:24 - You try that? - That's economy wash.
00:25:22 - I have. - Have ya?
00:30:42 Have you ever read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
00:35:03 What's the difference between a coon...
00:40:15 "He beat me up. Yeah, he made me cry.
00:44:06 No, he's polishing his dad's car.
00:47:48 I've told ya. Never open it!
00:51:07 So...
00:54:16 Yeah, OK.
00:57:01 You should never argue about politics, religion or money.
01:00:55 - D'you know what a spire is? - The pointed top.
01:05:26 - Ain't he here? - No. What're you playing at?
01:09:36 Ooh! Do I look like her?
01:12:38 What's the matter?
01:16:10 I think it might've been nice if you'd told me you didn't want to do it, eh?
01:23:03 Have you got through all that today?
01:26:36 How's the working man?
01:29:37 Oh, that's rich!
01:34:46 - Do you egg on toast, yeah? - Don't want nothing.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,239
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:01:21
Final line01:34:46
Production Record
DirectorMike Leigh
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,148