An Inspector Calls

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An Inspector Calls

2015

1h 26m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Set in 1912, in an industrial northern town, the taut and ultimately tragic story centers on the prosperous Birling family. Arthur Birling and his wife Sybil are celebrating the engagement of their daughter Sheila to Gerald Croft. But the Birlings' festivities are punctured by a visit from the imposing Inspector Goole, who is investigating the suicide of a former factory worker of Mr. Birling's, Eva Smith. Goole's investigation reveals hidden cruelties lying underneath the Birlings' veneer of hard-won respectability and forces the Birlings to confront the consequences of their thoughtlessness and privilege.

Deborah Ross

Daily Mail (UK)

It's a sort of Murder On The Orient Express... as threaded through socialist politics, and while it still stands up, and even felt timely, it was the performances that made this special; made you forget the play-ness of it.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 31, 2017

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

A twisty moral drama exploding the myth of individualism. [Thewlis's is] an expertly intense performance, bringing the power of the writing to life in a way that’s not easy to shake off.

Nov 25, 2023

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

This story is thrilling under the direction of Aisling Walsh (Maudie), who brings cinematic quality akin to Downton Abbey and a sharp eye for human behaviour.

Jul 18, 2020

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Steve A

Brilliant Movie !! Wow ! Must See !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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JD S

Weaves a very interesting story of the ignorance of society's upper class at the time but still holds true a 100 + years later.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/23

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vj l

Sophie Rundle and Finn Cole, both of the Peaky Blinders franchise, star in this exquisite film adaptation of JB Priestley's prescient stage play. A super rich family, sort of like the Gates, the Waltons, or the Zuckerbergs, are forced to face their greed and class prejudices one evening when a mysterious "Inspector" pays them a visit. Sophie Rundle gives another truly brilliant and emotionally charged performance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Spicy B

55% audience score?! Wth?! This movie was deliciously poignant. Heart racing, gut wrenching, plot twistingly rhetorical. Ignorant as I am, only researched J.B. Priestly after watching this, but look forward to reading the play in its original form.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/01/22

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Audience Member

A brilliant and piercing character dissection of members of a privileged family in pre-WWI England by an imposing inspector who arrives at their home to trace their involvement in a desperate young working woman's suicide. Over the course of the evening, the inspector's interrogation forces each family member to admit, before all the others, having played a decisive role in the tragic death. Once the soul of each is laid bare for all the others to see, the inspector departs before demanding a signed statement from any of them; this gives them reason to question his credentials. In the end, though, we learn his authority is greater than any of them could have imagined!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Heavyhanded, mawkish and pulls you out of the movie. This isn't meant to grip you, this is to teach you moral lessons. Shame, it could've been good, but its flat and pulls a dumb twist that needed to be set up to be brought off. I can't see people enjoying this honestly. This was made as a Socialist propaganda piece.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Aisling Walsh

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David Thewlis

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Miranda Richardson

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Ken Stott

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Synopsis

Set in 1912, in an industrial northern town, the taut and ultimately tragic story centers on the prosperous Birling family. Arthur Birling and his wife Sybil are celebrating the engagement of their daughter Sheila to Gerald Croft. But the Birlings' festivities are punctured by a visit from the imposing Inspector Goole, who is investigating the suicide of a former factory worker of Mr. Birling's, Eva Smith. Goole's investigation reveals hidden cruelties lying underneath the Birlings' veneer of hard-won respectability and forces the Birlings to confront the consequences of their thoughtlessness and privilege.

Director: Aisling Walsh
Producer: Howard Ella
Screenwriter: Helen Edmundson
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 26m