Fresh
How sad and predictable is the fate of those who counsel violence as a means to an end. And yet how poignant it all seems when viewed through Shane Meadows' thoughtful lens.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
This Is England
Run with the crowd, stand alone, you decide.
2007 · 1h 41m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Shane Meadows
Overview
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
You wouldn't think a film about a group of British skinheads during the early 1980s could be a sweet, nostalgic coming-of-age period piece, but that's the surprise of the authentic, fresh and utterly relevant This Is England.
Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Its tough but moving neo-realist approach make it one of the better British films of recent times.
Richard James Havis, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
It may be the best work to date from the talented 34-year-old writer-director of Twenty Four Seven (1997).
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Fresh
A drama that's so potent and persuasive yet also natural and intimate that it almost has the heft of a documentary.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
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