
A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.... (Full plot summary below)
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A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.
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| CineVueLucy PopescuAlthough caring, cheerful and kind individuals feature prominently, with much to laugh about, Another Year is really about the emotionally bruised amongst us, about regret, about envy, and the fact that life is often cruel. |
| Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)John BeifussNon-fans might describe Mary as a victim of Leigh's cruelty, but she's also a beneficiary of the filmmaker's generosity: She's as fully realized a character as you are likely to see in any movie this year. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasThe movie is full of small, revealing moments when a character reaches out to another, or pushes away another, and the aftereffects of the gestures are moving because they are so understated. |
| MSN.comSean AxmakerThere's a lot of anger and misery around them and yet it's amazing how this film... can also be so warming and affirming. |
| Philadelphia WeeklySean BurnsThis movie makes me want to avoid my married friends. |
| Time OutKeith UhlichThese characters are more than what we see on the surface, and it's thanks to Leigh's rigorous yet generous eye that we never just gawk at the drama. |
| EmpireKim NewmanMeasured in pace, yet thoroughly gripping and completely accessible. The title soft-sells the picture, but it's among the best of this or any year. And Manville should clear some shelf space for well-deserved awards. |
| Boston PhoenixA.S. HamrahThe film is heavy, even when the characters are gardening, but great, one of Leigh's best and one of the best of the year. |
| New York PostKyle SmithGetting a small cohort of humanity dead right is an impressive artistic achievement, but Mike Leigh's beautifully modulated English drama Another Year advances even farther. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerA quintessential Mike Leigh performance. It deepens as it goes along until, in the end, in its final close-up, it overwhelms. |