Meet Johnny (David Thewlis), a rapist, motormouth intellectual, misanthrope, and raw nerve who flees a beating in Manchester and winds up in London. He does everything he can to turn everyone against him, and yet somehow, that’s not exactly what happens. Mike Leigh’s most scabrous film is also his most clever, and arguably most brilliantly acted.

1993 Mike Leigh 1.66:1 Color DCP 131 min.