Naked

1993, Movie, 2h 11min

The brilliant and controversial NAKED, from director Mike Leigh, stars David Thewlis as Johnny, a charming and eloquent but relentlessly vicious drifter. Rejecting anyone who might care for him, the volcanic Johnny hurls himself around London on a nocturnal odyssey, colliding with a succession of other desperate and dispossessed people and scorching everyone in his path. With a virtuoso script and raw performances from Thewlis and costars Katrin Cartlidge and Lesley Sharp, Leigh’s depiction of England’s underbelly is an amalgam of black comedy and doomsday prophecy that took the best director and best actor prizes at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.

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7.7

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8.0

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Critic Kim Newman

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...this is a masterpiece of dark humour and horribly accurate observation.

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Michael Thomsen

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Mike Leigh's bedste film, intenst portræt af 'male toxicity' blandt unge mænd.

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Unemployed and disillusioned, Johnny embarks on a nocturnal odyssey through London's seedy underbelly, encountering an array of downtrodden characters and violently lashing out at unsuspecting strangers. As he navigates the city's mean streets, Johnny's encounters with others reveal his deep-seated anger and disillusionment with society. Despite his attempts to connect with others, he remains disconnected and isolated, a reflection of the film's dark and claustrophobic atmosphere.

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You can stream Naked on: The Criterion Channel

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Naked include My Cousin Vinny, As Good as It Gets, Life Is Beautiful, Cool Runnings, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Fried Green Tomatoes.

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Naked was released in theaters on January 28, 1994.

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