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High Hopes
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High Hopes (1988)7.4 /10

PG (US) · UK · English · 108 min · Feb 24, 1989 · More  
Directed by:  Mike Leigh
Written by:  Mike Leigh

Storyline:  In 1980s London, working-class couple Cyril and Shirley navigate love, politics, and family tensions while caring for Cyril’s aging mother, Mrs. Bender. As they clash with his pretentious sister Valerie and her unfaithful husband Martin, and encounter wealthy new neighbors Rupert and Lætitia, class divides and personal ideals collide with humor and compassion.

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