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Nil by Mouth (1997)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:11
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.2/10
Synopsis: First-time director Gary Oldman offers a gritty, profane look inside the mean streets of South London, where drug addiction, poverty and abuse hold sway. Score by Eric Clapton. Winner of the Best... [More]
Starring: Kathy Burke, Ray Winstone, Charlie Creed-Miles, Edna Dore
Director: Gary Oldman
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03/26/09
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08/17/06
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01/26/06
Top CriticThere's so much authenticity and raw emotion here that most viewers will be able to excuse the fact that they don't understand any of the dialogue.
12/24/05
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07/06/05
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01/16/04
An uncompromising drama.
12/23/03
Imagine a movie where every character is played by Gary Oldman, in the drunken overacting Oldman mode. Oldman's unfocused and self-indulgent directorial debut has moments of poignancy and insight, but not enough to make it endurable.
08/11/03
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05/14/03
Oldman creates an uncanny documentary feel for his fictional story that draws you in despite the misery unfurling onscreen.
09/09/02
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