Cast

Peter Mullan Olivia Colman Eddie Marsan Jag Sanghera Mike Fearnley Paul Conway

Credits

Written by: Paddy Considine

Plot

A violent, angry widower in northern England meets a charity shop worker who is abused by her husband, and the two lonely people form a fragile bond, in a bleak drama.

Sinekatalog’s take

A harrowing, powerful debut with great performances.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (35,810 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

If you liked this

Picked by director, genre, era and shared cast. Titles only, no spoilers.

• Requiem for a Dream 2000 · Darren Aronofsky · IMDb 8.3 · Viewers also liked
• The Magdalene Sisters 2002 · Peter Mullan · IMDb 7.7 · Same movement
• Shame (2011) 2011 · Steve McQueen · IMDb 7.2 · Same movement
• I, Daniel Blake 2016 · Ken Loach · IMDb 7.8 · Same movement
• The Selfish Giant 2013 · Clio Barnard · IMDb 7.3 · Same movement
• Neds 2010 · Peter Mullan · IMDb 6.9 · Same movement