'71

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'71

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Released Feb 27, 2015

1h 39m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A young British soldier (Jack O'Connell) must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.

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Powerfully directed and acted, '71 stays true to its fact-based origins while remaining as gripping as any solidly crafted action thriller.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

There is a rich ethical murkiness that runs through this film on a near molecular level, and it strives to gets into the meat of what this kind of violent civil unrest and violence does to people.

Aug 25, 2018

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Luke Channell

Little White Lies

An impressive debut feature buoyed by a captivating central turn.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 17, 2016

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David Sims

The Atlantic

'71 makes so much effort to be suspenseful that it doesn't have much time to get into nuance.

Oct 14, 2015

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Ankit Ojha

Cinema Elite

“‘71” wastes no time, throwing you right in the middle of the action, and never lets go for a single second throughout its 99-minute runtime.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jul 9, 2024

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Victor Pineyro

Seventh Art Studio

For a "war" movie, there's few gunshots, yet pure tension. '71 has its best moments when it knows its simple story give space to good moments of adrenaline and chaos. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Jun 17, 2022

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

Violent British wartime thriller has strong language, peril.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 3, 2021

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Peter K

Creates such a palpable feel for this strange time and place.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Audience Member

So from this film I learned that Brit soldiers were put in an impossible situation and meant absolutely no harm and did nothing wrong, but were simply "lost" by the time 1971 rolled around. Hmmm. The doc The Ballymurphy Precedent seems to tell a different story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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Georgan G

Yet another war with sad deaths for far too many people.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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Jose Raul B

An excellent recreation of conflicts inside countries that makes human life meaningless and where people turn conflicts into a lifestyle.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Fred G

Gritty, raw, dark, bleak combined with outstanding performances gives masterpiece vibes. Truly remarkable film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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Audience Member

shocked with the amount of low ratings, one of my all time favourite films

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/24

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Synopsis

A young British soldier (Jack O'Connell) must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.

Director: Yann Demange
Producer: Robin Gutch, Angus Lamont
Screenwriter: Gregory Burke
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Warp Films, Crab Apple Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Disturbing Images|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M
Runtime: 1h 39m

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