Alan is a stylish tailor with moves as sharp as his suits. He has spent years searching tirelessly for his missing son Michael who stormed out over a game of Scrabble. With a body to identify and his family torn apart, Alan must repair the relationship with his youngest son and solve the mystery of an online player who he thinks could be Michael, so he can finally move on and reunite his family.
Acting
Bill Nighy weaponizes charm to hide devastating emptiness
Production
Every frame looks like a Wes Anderson mood board
Writing
Scrabble as emotional warfare — devastating and absurd
Director
Carl Hunter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title is grammatical logic for 'yes, no, maybe' — reflecting Alan's inability to accept finality.
Writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce based the Scrabble obsession on his own father's competitive nature.
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