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MOVIE
Life Is Sweet
1990
103 minutes (1 hrs 43 mins)
CAST & DIRECTOR
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Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Mike Leigh
Starring
Alison Steadman
·
Jim Broadbent
· Claire Skinner · Jane Horrocks · Stephen Rea ·
Timothy Spall
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release:
1st December 1991
Italy release:
1st July 1991
Canada release:
11th September 1991
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
22nd Mar '91
Debut position: 5
Highest position: 5
Debut gross: £265 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 8
Chart position history
UK box office
22 Mar,
1991
5
29 Mar,
1991
6
5 Apr,
1991
9
12 Apr,
1991
15
US box office
Global box office
Certificates
US
R
Total grosses
UK total gross
£624.6 Thousand
US total gross
$1.5 Million
Global total gross
$2 Million
25thframe.co.uk stats
Total views:
101
First viewed:
7th May 2026
Last viewed:
5th Jul 2026
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Mon, 22nd June 2026
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The New Yorker
Thu, 14th June 2018
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The Criterion Collection
Tue, 28th May 2013
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Wed, 12th November 2025
Life Is Sweet Review
empireonline.com
Sun, 1st January 2012
Life Is Sweet
Screen Slate
Sun, 20th February 2022
US release: 1st December 1991
Italy release: 1st July 1991
Canada release: 11th September 1991
£624.6 Thousand 
$1.5 Million 
$2 Million