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Riff-Raff
67%
Movie
1h 35m
AI Analysis
Riff-Raff (1991) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Riff-Raff (1991) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Drama with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a c… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~95 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Riff-Raff 67% (114 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
67%
from 114 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1991-06-21
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- TMDB rating
- 6.7
- TMDB ID
- 59058
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What is Riff-Raff about?
Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Riff-Raff?
The official runtime for Riff-Raff is approximately 95 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Robert Carlyle
Stevie

Emer McCourt
Susan
- G
George Moss
Mo
- J
Jimmy Coleman
Shem

Ricky Tomlinson
Larry
- D
David Finch
Kevin

Peter Mullan
Jake
- R
Richard Belgrave
Kojo
- A
Ade Sapara
Fiaman
- D
Derek Young
Desmonde

Bill Moores
Smurph

Willie Ross
Gus Siddon
- L
Luke Kelly
Ken Jones

Gary Lammin
Mick (as Garrie J. Lammin)
- D
Dean Perry
Wilf

Terry Bird
Van Driver

John Kazek
Robert

Maureen Carr
Ellen
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