Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties...
Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us.
Reunited with Leigh for the first time since multiple Oscar-nominated Secrets and Lies, Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman wracked by fear, tormented by afflictions, and prone to raging tirades against her husband, son, and anyone who looks her way. Meanwhile, her easygoing younger sister, played by Michele Austin (Another Year), is a single mother with a life as different from Pansy’s as their clashing temperaments - brimming with communal warmth from her salon clients and daughters alike.
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Where to watch Hard Truths
95 %175 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
82 %114 reviewsAudience score rating
"A titanic performance from Marianne Jean-Baptiste."
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Independent
Independent"A scorchingly funny drama of depression, rage – and love."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"A rough-hewn marvel."
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The Irish Times
The Irish Times"Jean-Baptiste is exceptional... in this deeply sober and compassionate drama, not without flashes of fun."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"There’s profound poetry in every scene."
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Variety
Variety"Every scene is a comment on the art of complaining. This is, believe it or not, a pro-complaining film."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Jean-Baptiste gives the performance of the year."
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Associated Press
Associated Press"Infinite kindness in movie form."
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Time Magazine
Time Magazine"Solid, mid-tier Leigh boosted by a bravura performance."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"It’s one of the very few great films of 2024."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Hard Truths is not an easy watch."
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Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle"A searing but indivisibly empathetic drama."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"As resonant and as satisfying as anything in the Leigh canon."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"A blistering drama."
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Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal"Leigh brings the sisters’ worlds into view with pointillist detail."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"The film finds Marianne Jean-Baptiste channeling an anger that feels excruciatingly real."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Sublime."
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Salon
Salon"Excoriatingly funny."
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s performance is undeniable."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"Leigh makes a welcome return to contemporary filmmaking with a searing portrait of a woman on the brink."
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Little White Lies
Little White LiesHard Truths | Details
- Rating
- 12A, infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
- Runtime
- 97
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- UK
