Sometimes Always Never

"His son is missing, his family is lost, but his dress sense is immaculate."

2019 1h 31m EN

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6.4

MID

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82%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.3

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 74🍅82%Rotten Tomatoes●67Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 3,652

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Alan is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart, Alan must repair the relationship with his youngest son and solve the mystery of an online player who he thinks could be Michael, so he can finally move on and reunite his family.

“His son is missing, his family is lost, but his dress sense is immaculate.”

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Cast

Bill Nighy
Alan
Sam Riley
Peter
Jenny Agutter
Margaret
Alice Lowe
Sue
Tim McInnerny
Arthur
Louis Healy
Jack
Ella-Grace Gregoire
Rachel
Alexei Sayle
Bill

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carl Hunter
Writers: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carl Hunter, shot by Richard Stoddard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Stephen Haren shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Bill Nighy and Sam Riley and Jenny Agutter carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "His son is missing, his family is lost, but his dress sense is immaculate.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5068162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Carl Hunter directs. Richard Stoddard behind the camera. Stephen Haren cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Carl Hunter, shot by Richard Stoddard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Stephen Haren shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Bill Nighy and Sam Riley and Jenny Agutter carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "His son is missing, his family is lost, but his dress sense is immaculate.".
6IMDB entry: tt5068162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.