Directed by:
Oliver HermanusCinematography:
Jamie RamsayComposer:
Emilie Levienaise-FarrouchCast:
Bill Nighy, Alex Sharp, Adrian Rawlins, Hubert Burton, Oliver Chris, Michael Cochrane, Anant Varman, Aimee Lou Wood, Tom Burke, Grant Crookes (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Living is the story of an ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful - into one he can say has been lived to the full. 1953. A London shattered by WWII is still recovering. Williams (Bill Nighy), a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city’s bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild. Buried under paperwork at the office, lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a shattering medical diagnosis forces him to take stock - and to try and grasp fulfilment before it goes beyond reach. At a seaside resort, chaperoned by a local decadent (Tom Burke), he flirts with hedonism before rejecting it as his solution. Back in London he finds himself drawn to the natural vitality of Margaret (Aimee Lou Wood), a young woman who once worked under his supervision and is now determined to spread her wings. Then one evening he is struck by a revelation - one as simple as it is profound - and with a new energy, and the help of Peter (Alex Sharp), an idealistic new recruit to his department, he sets about creating a legacy for the next generation. (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Bill Nighy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/137/163137689_f931fa.jpg)
Bill Nighy
UK
Best movies:
Skylight (2014) (theatrical recording)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Love Actually (2003)
![Alex Sharp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/932/164932624_a20581.jpg)
Alex Sharp
UK
Best movies:
One Life (2023)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Living (2022)
![Adrian Rawlins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218506_6162b0.jpg)
Adrian Rawlins
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
One Life (2023)
![Hubert Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/323/159323383_df60af.jpg)
Hubert Burton
Best movies:
Testament of Youth (2014)
Living (2022)
Their Finest (2016)
![Oliver Chris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/456/164456191_b6a759.jpg)
Oliver Chris
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
One Man, Two Guvnors (2011) (theatrical recording)
Green Wing (2004) (series)
Michael Cochrane
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
The Escape Artist (2013) (series)
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
Anant Varman
Best movies:
Living (2022)
![Aimee Lou Wood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/207/163207144_0b2d15.jpg)
Aimee Lou Wood
UK
Best movies:
Living (2022)
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
![Tom Burke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/755/163755605_a0f0d5.jpg)
Tom Burke
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Third Star (2010)
Grant Crookes
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Unfinished Song (2012)
Richard Cunningham
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Daniel Eghan
Best movies:
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Doctor Strange (2016)
![Zoe Boyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422203_44616d.png)
Zoe Boyle
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Living (2022)
Inspector Lewis (2006) (series)
![Lia Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/550/160550741_717bbb.png)
Lia Williams
UK
Best movies:
Shot Through the Heart (1998) (TV movie)
The Foreigner (2017)
Different for Girls (1996)