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Living

2022, Movie, 1h 42min

London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a devastating medical diagnosis forces him to take stock, and to try and grasp some fulfilment before it passes permanently beyond reach.

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Reviews

Critic Ella Kemp

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...there is such piercing vulnerability in the delicacy with which Bill Nighy plays Mr Williams, a Big Smoke pencil pusher forced to reckon with what life really means before he draws his final breath.

Read full review at Little White Lies

Critic John Nugent

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...a rare remake that only augments and enriches the original.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Mark Kermode

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Kazuo Ishiguro elegantly adapts 1950s mortality tale.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Matthew Huff

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...an extremely proper British film is the perfect vehicle for an extremely proper Bill Nighy.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Jacob Oller

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...Nighy makes Living worthwhile through sheer force of will. In the film’s picturesque, composed, nearly stagnant beauty, he finds something honest in repression.

Read full review at Paste Magazine

Critic Robbie Collin

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Bill Nighy is brilliant in this graceful, affecting Akira Kurosawa remake.

Read full review at The Telegraph

Frequently asked questions

What is Living about? Toggle content

Living tells the story of a man who is forced to confront his own mortality and find meaning in his life after receiving a devastating medical diagnosis. Rodney Williams, a senior London County Council bureaucrat, is struggling to come to terms with the fact that he has a terminal illness and decides to take matters into his own hands. He withdraws his life savings and plans to commit suicide, but instead, he meets a writer who takes him on a night of adventure and self-discovery. Williams starts to question his life choices and decides to live life to the fullest while he still can. Along the way he meets a young woman Margaret who brings joy and vitality to his life. The film is a poignant and heartwarming story about finding meaning and purpose in life even in the face of death.

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When was Living released in theaters? Toggle content

Living was released in theaters on January 6, 2023.

When was Living released for streaming? Toggle content

Living was released for streaming on January 21, 2022.