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?
00:04:13 - A what? - Picture window.
00:09:13 Initials?
00:13:57 No one's as thick as me.
00:18:53 Here, why don't you get him one? Get him a lemonade.
00:22:51 - That's handy! - Dynamite it!
00:26:22 I saw Yvette Saturday.
00:31:34 Why, you got her number, Frank? Gis it.
00:36:52 - No, they do. - Where?
00:41:15 - Take it back. - Where I take it?
00:45:32 What's up? Your zip stuck or something?
00:49:21 - No, she's here. - Ooh! Good, lovely.
00:52:17 That's 10am to 5pm with a one-hour lunch break, right?
00:55:27 No, I did a secretarial course.
00:59:16 You want the Central Line going eastwards.
01:03:13 She must think we're mugs.
01:07:46 Under a train.
01:11:28 Come on.
01:14:29 - It's my job. - Shut up about your job.
01:22:00 Oh, yeah. He's a painter and decorator.
01:25:16 I think you're suffering from pre-menstrual tension.
01:28:38 - Get off the bed. - No!
01:32:47 - Are you hungry? - Starving.
01:40:01 - Go and get him. - Get him yourself.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,239
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:01:21
Final line01:40:01
Production Record
DirectorMike Leigh
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,148