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1979 · Movie · 2h · R

Quadrophenia

CriticsCritics: 90
AudienceAudience: 7.4

A disillusioned young Londoner escapes a dead-end job and strained home life by embracing the Mod scene, complete with tailored clothes, scooters, parties, and pills. Rivalry with the Rockers and a turbulent trip to Brighton push his search for belonging toward isolation and uncertainty.

My take

You’ll like this if you enjoy gritty youth dramas, British subcultures, rebellious characters, and The Who’s music; Not for you if you want a warm, neatly plotted coming-of-age story.

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Cast

Leslie AshPhil DanielsPhil DavisMark WingettStingRay WinstoneGarry CooperGary Shail

Director

Franc Roddam

If tonight is a Quadrophenia night…

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