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IMDb rating 7.5
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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 10

I am intensely envious of anyone seeing this glorious re-released classic for the first time...

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Adam Smith
rated 10

One of the finest comedies known to humanity.

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 10

The performance by Richard E. Grant is a tour de force.

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Cast & Crew

Bruce Robinson
Director
Richard E. Grant
As Withnail
Ralph Brown
As Danny
Paul McGann
As ...& I
Daragh O'Malley
As Irishman

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Withnail & I is a 1987 British comedy-drama film following the lives of two unemployed actors, Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann), who live in a squalid flat in Camden Town, London. The pair decide to take a holiday in the countryside, where they encounter a series of misadventures, including a visit from Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty (Richard Griffiths), who attempts to seduce Marwood. The film explores themes of friendship, alcoholism, and the struggles of being an actor.

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Withnail & I was released in theaters on June 19, 1987.