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.
Withnail & I has generally received very positive reviews.
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Withnail & I was released in 1987 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 615 reviews, giving Withnail & I (1987) an average rating of 77%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 88% and users giving an average score of 87%.
With a score of 77%, Withnail & I is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1987, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1987 with similar scores include films like RoboCop and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
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