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Brooklyn

Play trailer 1:50 Poster for Brooklyn PG-13 2015 1h 52m Romance History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Young Irish immigrant Eilis Lace (Saoirse Ronan) navigates her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother's home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her past disrupts her new vivacity, and Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
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Brooklyn buttresses outstanding performances from Saoirse Ronan and Emory Cohen with a rich period drama that tugs at the heartstrings as deftly as it satisfies the mind.

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Adam Nayman Cinema Scope 09/28/2017
Brooklyn arrives duly hyped, and disappoints just as reliably. Go to Full Review
Claudia Puig The Asahi Shimbun GLOBE (Japan) 12/19/2016
4/4
Brooklyn is one of the best films ever made about leaving one's homeland in search of a better life, and forging a new path. [Full review in Japanese] Go to Full Review
Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 08/18/2016
3.5/4
Brooklyn is marvelous, watching it as close to pure bliss as any cinematic confectionary treat as I could possibly have imagined myself. Go to Full Review
Dave Giannini InSession Film Nov 8
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In short, Brooklyn is one of the very best films of the past decade and worth looking back on. Go to Full Review
Michael Cook KARK-TV Feb 15
10/10
One of my all-time favorite movies. Go to Full Review
JD Duran InSession Film 08/02/2024
I’m a sucker for a good romance. I’m an even bigger sucker when it’s rooted in rich themes and concepts that shine throughout the film. Brooklyn‘s main romance is palpable and breathtakingly beautiful but it’s also cemented in something else. Go to Full Review
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arjo n @Gabbi591 5d One of the best movie for me:33333 See more Katherine M. @Katherine580 5d Sooooo gooddddd!!!!! See more Amy B. @Stricty Nov 20 Loved every moment of both the book and the film. See more Linh V. @linhvu310 Sep 28 Heart warming, incredibly hit hard, love it so much. See more Hao Ian L @HaOiAn Sep 16 A beautiful depiction of the bittersweet pull of belonging, told with much elegance, where the final result is an evocative period piece that is both satisfying and pulls at the heartstrings. See more Ahmed A Jul 13 A piece of life. This sentence best describes this movie for me. This movie captures raw human emotions and experiences in a very clever and thoughtful way. Themes like immigration, love, self-doubt, and homesickness are all broken down in the most human way. This movie's only weakness is that it has no tension or promise in the first two acts, which is fine if you are patient because the third act explodes with tension, leading to a most satisfying conclusion. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Young Irish immigrant Eilis Lace (Saoirse Ronan) navigates her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother's home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her past disrupts her new vivacity, and Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
Director
John Crowley
Producer
Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
Screenwriter
Nick Hornby
Distributor
Fox Searchlight
Production Co
Item 7, Parallel Films, Wildgaze Films, Finola Dwyer Prods.
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|A Scene of Sexuality)
Genre
Romance, History, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 25, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$38.3M
Runtime
1h 52m
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