Oliver HermanusCast
Bill Nighy Aimee Lou Wood Alex Sharp Adrian Rawlins Hubert Burton Oliver Chris
Credits
Written by: Kazuo Ishiguro
Plot
In postwar London, a bureaucrat who learns that he is dying tries to find meaning in life during his last months, in an adaptation of Kurosawa's Ikiru.
Sinekatalog’s take
A gentle, moving and graceful drama, with Bill Nighy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (40,670 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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