Lost for Words
1999, English. Directed by Alan J.W. Bell.
Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her first stroke and a nursing home is the obvious solution, but which one and where?
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Lost for Words is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Shout! Factory, and Howdy in India.
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- Released
- 3 January 1999
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Deric Longden
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Lost for Words runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Lost for Words is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Shout! Factory, and Howdy in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked Lost for Words, try A Bramble House Christmas, Seeds of Yesterday, ...First Do No Harm.
Who directed Lost for Words?
Lost for Words (1999) was directed by Alan J.W. Bell and stars Thora Hird, Pete Postlethwaite, Penny Downie.