Showing: 24 January 2026
Chosen by our LUMI programmers, Withnail & I is the finest cult film known to humanity!
Richard E. Grant gives the performance that defined his career as the privileged but vulgar Withnail, the struggling actor who embarks on a booze-filled getaway to the Lake District with his friend Marwood (Paul McGann). The dark humour flows as freely as the wine in this delightful classic crammed with irresistibly quotable dialogue.
The impact of Withnail & I on larger culture cannot be underestimated with the comedy and pathos of the script coming together to create a wonderfully nihilistic and chaotic reverie for the ages. More dedicated fans of the film have even invented a drinking game in which they try to keep up with Withnail throughout the film’s running time. Not that our LUMI programmers would encourage that sort of thing.
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