Withnail & I (1987)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

If you don't remember the 60s don't worry, neither can they.

Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

Released: 1987-06-19
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 1h 48m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 643 votes

Directed by Bruce Robinson.

Top cast

Richard E. Grant as Withnail
Paul McGann as ...& I
Richard Griffiths as Monty
Ralph Brown as Danny
Michael Elphick as Jake
Daragh O'Malley as Irishman
Michael Wardle as Isaac Parkin
Una Brandon-Jones as Mrs. Parkin
Noel Johnson as General
Irene Sutcliffe as Waitress

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Withnail & I

United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, TCM; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: watch free on Channel 4; rent on Google Play Movies, BFI Player, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
Australia: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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