Never Let Me Go
These students have everything they need. Except time.
2010 | 104m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Mark Romanek |
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| Writer: | Alex Garland, Kazuo Ishiguro |
| Staring: |
| As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 18, 2010 |
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| Director: | Mark Romanek |
| Writer: | Alex Garland, Kazuo Ishiguro |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | love triangle, london, england, england, based on novel or book, sadness, forgiveness, dystopia, aging, boarding school, morality, cloning, human rights, existentialism, human clone, crime against humanity, medical ethics, organ trafficking, abomination |
| Production Companies | DNA Films, Film4 Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $9,918,093
Budget: $15,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Carey Mulligan | Kathy H. |
| Keira Knightley | Ruth C. |
| Andrew Garfield | Tommy D. |
| Izzy Meikle-Small | Young Kathy |
| Ella Purnell | Young Ruth |
| Charlie Rowe | Young Tommy |
| Sally Hawkins | Miss Lucy |
| Charlotte Rampling | Miss Emily |
| Domhnall Gleeson | Rodney |
| Andrea Riseborough | Chrissie |
| Nathalie Richard | Madame |
| Kate Bowes Renna | Miss Geraldine |
| Hannah Sharp | Amanda |
| Christina Carrafiell | Laura |
| Oliver Parsons | Arthur |
| Luke Bryant | David |
| Fidelis Morgan | Matron |
| Damien Thomas | Doctor |
| Huggy Leaver | Delivery Man 1 |
| Charles Cork | Delivery Man 2 |
| Sylvie Macdonald | Bumper Crop Girl |
| David Sterne | Keffers |
| Kate Sissons | Sitcom Girl |
| Amy Lennox | Sitcom Girl |
| Anna Maria Everett | Waitress |
| John Gillespie | Male Office Worker |
| Rachel Boss | Female Office Worker |
| Lydia Wilson | Hannah |
| Monica Dolan | Nurse |
| Chidi Chickwe | George |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kate Dowd | Casting |
| Rachael Fleming | Costume Design |
| Diana Dill | Script Supervisor |
| Stephen Noble | Costume Design |
| Paul Cripps | Art Direction |
| Charlotte Child | Costume Supervisor |
| Niv Adiri | Sound Effects Editor |
| Donald Sabourin | Production Manager |
| Bernadette Gepheart | Casting Assistant |
| Clare St. John | Post Production Supervisor |
| Asha Sharma | Location Scout |
| Jim Greenhorn | Production Sound Mixer |
| Jo Tew | Second Assistant Director |
| Belinda Parish | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Tapio Salmi | Hairstylist, Makeup Artist |
| Waldo Mason | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Mike Dowson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kate Phillips | Visual Effects Producer |
| Mark Digby | Production Design |
| Julian Morson | Steadicam Operator, "B" Camera Operator |
| Michelle Day | Set Decoration |
| Frank Henson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lee Grumett | First Assistant Director |
| Sam Conway | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Denis Schnegg | Supervising Art Director |
| Yann McCullough | Music Editor |
| Randall Poster | Music Supervisor |
| Lloret Dunn | Location Manager |
| Josh Yudkin | Location Manager |
| Gillian Dodders | Dialogue Editor |
| Nrinder Dhudwar | Stunt Coordinator |
| Danny Freemantle | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Richard Pryke | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Stephen Elson | Visual Effects Producer |
| Mark Romanek | Director |
| Alex Garland | Screenplay |
| Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer |
| Kazuo Ishiguro | Novel |
| Barney Pilling | Editor |
| Alex Bailey | Still Photographer |
| George Drakoulias | Music Supervisor |
| Layla Mall | Production Coordinator |
| Helene Lenszner | Location Scout |
| Glenn Freemantle | Sound, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer |
| Jo McLaren | Stunts |
| Hugo Adams | Foley Editor |
| Jack Stew | Foley Artist |
| Ed Colyer | Foley Mixer |
| Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Glen Gathard | Sound |
| Andrea King | Foley Artist |
| Adam Kimmel | Director of Photography |
| Sian Grigg | Makeup Department Head |
| Matthew Twyford | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| David Snell | Conductor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Hewitt | Co-Producer |
| Joanne Smith | Associate Producer |
| Alex Garland | Executive Producer |
| Kazuo Ishiguro | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Macdonald | Producer |
| Allon Reich | Producer |
| Tessa Ross | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 25 | 39 | 16 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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