Modern Life Is Rubbish

Modern Life Is Rubbish

2018•1h 45m•7.1/10

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🎬TMDb

7.1/10(60)

Brought together by their shared love of music, ten years on Liam and Natalie are at breaking point. In their case opposites attract but don't necessarily work long-term. Making the difficult decision to separate, they must split their prized music library. But the soundtrack that defined their relationship keeps pulling them back together.

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Production

Serotonin Films, Lipsync Productions, Masnomis, Modern Life Pictures, BFI

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Freya Mavor

Freya Mavor

Natalie

Josh Whitehouse

Josh Whitehouse

Liam

Ian Hart

Ian Hart

Tom Riley

Tom Riley

Adrian

Jessie Cave

Jessie Cave

Kerry

Will Merrick

Will Merrick

Olly

Steven Mackintosh

Steven Mackintosh

Lenny

Sorcha Cusack

Sorcha Cusack

Mary

Matt Milne

Matt Milne

Gus

Daisy Bevan

Daisy Bevan

Layla

Jason Matthewson

Jason Matthewson

Ben

Lily-Rose Aslandogdu

Lily-Rose Aslandogdu

Sally Jones

Emma Bryant

Emma Bryant

Emma

Darren Higham

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