Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
2002 · 104 min · Director: Shane Meadows
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Originally from the Midlands, Jimmy is currently living in Glasgow eking out a living as a hapless petty crook. One day, he sees his old family and friends--including his older foster sister Carol, her boyfriend/his old buddy Charlie, Jimmy's ex-wife and Carol's best friend Shirley, and Jimmy's preteen daughter Marlene--on a television talk show, baring their souls to a national audience. He has not seen any of them in years. On the show, Shirley rejects the marriage proposal of her slightly-awkward live-in boyfriend Dek. Jimmy sees her answer to Dek as a reason to head back to the Midlands to reunite with his past, especially with Shirley and Marlene. Already humiliated, Dek is less than thrilled to see Jimmy back in their lives. In the ensuing duel between Jimmy and Dek for Shirley and Marlene's affections, others get caught up in the crossfire. Meanwhile, three of Jimmy's equally-hapless crook friends from Glasgow come looking for him; he left them high and dry at their latest heist and absconded with all their money.
Emotional fingerprint
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Love 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Love25%
- Melancholy20%
- Empathy15%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Melancholy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Cast
Marlene
Dougy
Donna
Lake
Emerson
Clown
Clown
Herself
Bingo Woman
Details
- Directed by
- Shane Meadows
- Written by
- Shane Meadows, Paul Fraser
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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