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16 Years of Alcohol

Play trailer Poster for 16 Years of Alcohol R,  2003,  1h 37m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 80% 15 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
80% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Frankie (Kevin McKidd) looks back on his wasted life as he is beaten senseless by a group of thugs in an alleyway. As a child, Frankie lived under the influence of his drunken, philandering father. As a teenager, he fell in with a gang of skinheads who unleashed their pent-up rage across the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. As an adult, however, he seeks help and becomes involved with two women -- an art student (Laura Fraser) and a fellow addict (Susan Lynch) -- who may prove to be his salvation.

Critics Reviews

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Ruthe Stein San Francisco Chronicle Apr 29, 2005
2/4
Eventually the movie drowns in words. Go to Full Review
Eleanor Ringel Cater Atlanta Journal-Constitution Apr 21, 2005
B
It's a carefully made movie, evocatively filmed and intelligently thought out by the director and his cast. Go to Full Review
Derek Elley Variety Mar 18, 2005
The freely associative, poetic tone signals this isn't going to be just another grungy British pic about young malcontents and petty crime. Go to Full Review
David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Mar 24, 2005
2/4
The frequent narration is a nonstop string of clichs, platitudes, and truisms that should have been flung out the cutting-room window. Go to Full Review
Ken Fox TV Guide Mar 18, 2005
2.5/5
The voice-over is a touch pretentious and a few scenes play like acting exercises, but the film is filled with a real sense of hopeless poignancy. Go to Full Review
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Theodore W Jan 15, 2008 Between a 6/10 and 7/10, its episodic and patchy, but well acted and heartfelt.
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Cast & Crew

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Richard Jobson

Director

Kevin McKidd

Frankie

Laura Fraser

Helen

Susan Lynch

Mary

Stuart Sinclair Blyth

Miller

Jim Carter

Director

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16 Years of Alcohol

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Movie Info

Synopsis Frankie (Kevin McKidd) looks back on his wasted life as he is beaten senseless by a group of thugs in an alleyway. As a child, Frankie lived under the influence of his drunken, philandering father. As a teenager, he fell in with a gang of skinheads who unleashed their pent-up rage across the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. As an adult, however, he seeks help and becomes involved with two women -- an art student (Laura Fraser) and a fellow addict (Susan Lynch) -- who may prove to be his salvation.
Director
Richard Jobson
Producer
Hamish McAlpine, Richard Jobson, Mark Burton
Screenwriter
Richard Jobson
Rating
R (Alcohol Use)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 18, 2003, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 29, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.5K
Runtime
1h 37m
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