Nil by Mouth · LeviOsa

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Nil by Mouth · LeviOsa

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Drama2h 8m

🍅79%

🍅

79%

Tomatometer

🍿

87%

Popcornmeter

6.9

TMDB

Storyline

The family of Raymond, his wife Val and her brother Billy live in working-class London district. Also in their family is Val and Billy's mother Janet and grandmother Kath. Billy is a drug addict and Raymond kicks him out of the house, making him live on his own. Raymond is generally a rough and even violent person, and that leads to problems in the life of the family.

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Mark Kermode reviews Nil By Mouth (1997) | BFI Player

Mark Kermode reviews Nil By Mouth (1997) | BFI Player

Details

DirectorGary Oldman

ReleasedOct 10, 1997

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$9M

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideRUS

Studios

SE8 Group

EuropaCorp

Cast

Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

Ray

Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke

Valerie

Charlie Creed-Miles

Charlie Creed-Miles

Billy

Laila Morse

Laila Morse

Janet

Edna Doré

Edna Doré

Kath

Chrissie Cotterill

Paula

Jon Morrison

Jon Morrison

Angus

Jamie Foreman

Jamie Foreman

Mark

Neil Maskell

Neil Maskell

Schmuddie

Steve Sweeney

Steve Sweeney

Danny

Ronnie Fox

Ronnie Fox

Peter, pool player

John Blundell

John Blundell

Man with Knife

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

8 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Foul-mouthed and unrelentingly bleak, Nil By Mouth is a prickly viewing experience that nevertheless impresses with its authentic blue collar angst and ferocious performances.”

79% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Kevin Maher

RTThe Times (UK)Nov 4, 2022

A dense portrait of the tiny discomfiting gestures, irritable glances and physical tics that build to a sudden eruption of bone-crushing rage.

P

Peter Bradshaw

RTGuardianNov 3, 2022

It is an urban pastoral and social-realist tragedy.

M

Mike Clark

RTUSA TodayJan 9, 2018

Nil By Mouth offers a harrowing look at a working-class family beset by drugs, alcohol and abuse.

T

Tom Cassidy

RTCommon Sense MediaMar 19, 2025

The threat of violence permeates every moment of Gary Oldman's directorial debut.

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Information

Title

Nil by Mouth

Released

Oct 10, 1997

Rated

R

Region of Origin

United Kingdom, France

Original Audio

English

Runtime

2h 8m

Status

Released

Studios

SE8 Group, EuropaCorp

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