Life Is Sweet
strong language, sex references, eating disorder references
Director(s)Mike Leigh
Production year1990
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes104m
CastAlison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner
Life Is Sweet
strong language, sex references, eating disorder references
Comedy drama following the highs and lows of a working class London family's life over the course of a summer.
Comedy drama following the highs and lows of a working class London family's life over the course of a summer.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') along with milder terms such as 'wanker', 'slag', 'shit', 'piss' and 'bollocks'.
sex
A young woman encourages her boyfriend to lick chocolate from her bare breasts as she lies lightly tied up on a bed. There are also verbal references to sex and sexual activity.
theme
A young woman struggles with an eating disorder; a scene shows her vomiting into a bag after consuming a large amount of chocolate.
additional issues
Verbal references are made to sexual violence. A drunk man flips over tables. Characters, including a girl, smoke cigarettes, and people drink alcohol to excess.
Classified Date:
04/12/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Palace Pictures
strong language, sex references, eating disorder references
Classified Date:
16/02/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
language
There is strong language ('f**k') along with milder terms such as 'wanker', 'slag', 'shit', 'piss' and 'bollocks'.
sex
A young woman encourages her boyfriend to lick chocolate from her bare breasts as she lies lightly tied up on a bed. There are also verbal references to sex and sexual activity.
theme
A young woman struggles with an eating disorder; a scene shows her vomiting into a bag after consuming a large amount of chocolate.
additional issues
Verbal references are made to sexual violence. A drunk man flips over tables. Characters, including a girl, smoke cigarettes, and people drink alcohol to excess.
Classified Date:
10/02/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Video Collection International
Classified Date:
03/06/1993
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Imagine Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
24/04/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Palace Video
Classified Date:
16/04/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Palace Video
Classified Date:
22/01/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Palace Pictures
Classified date16/02/2026
LanguageEnglish
language
There is strong language ('f**k') along with milder terms such as 'wanker', 'slag', 'shit', 'piss' and 'bollocks'.
sex
A young woman encourages her boyfriend to lick chocolate from her bare breasts as she lies lightly tied up on a bed. There are also verbal references to sex and sexual activity.
theme
A young woman struggles with an eating disorder; a scene shows her vomiting into a bag after consuming a large amount of chocolate.
additional issues
Verbal references are made to sexual violence. A drunk man flips over tables. Characters, including a girl, smoke cigarettes, and people drink alcohol to excess.
Director(s)Mike Leigh
Production year1990
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes104m
CastAlison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner
Classified Date:
04/12/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Palace Pictures
strong language, sex references, eating disorder references
Classified Date:
16/02/2026
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
language
There is strong language ('f**k') along with milder terms such as 'wanker', 'slag', 'shit', 'piss' and 'bollocks'.
sex
A young woman encourages her boyfriend to lick chocolate from her bare breasts as she lies lightly tied up on a bed. There are also verbal references to sex and sexual activity.
theme
A young woman struggles with an eating disorder; a scene shows her vomiting into a bag after consuming a large amount of chocolate.
additional issues
Verbal references are made to sexual violence. A drunk man flips over tables. Characters, including a girl, smoke cigarettes, and people drink alcohol to excess.
Classified Date:
10/02/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Video Collection International
Classified Date:
03/06/1993
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Imagine Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
24/04/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Palace Video
Classified Date:
16/04/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Palace Video
Classified Date:
22/01/1991
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Palace Pictures
Classified date16/02/2026
LanguageEnglish
