the film is routinely regarded as being among the finest british movies ever made, and its influence has been cited by several filmmakers, including directly inspiring: shane black's "the nice guys", james ponsoldt's "the end of the tour", todd sklar's "awful nice", jay and mark duplass's "jeff, who lives at home", john bryant's the overbrook brothers, david gordon green's "pineapple express", alexander payne's "sideways", and tom dicillo's "box of moonlight".