Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Disco Pigs

Play trailer Poster for Disco Pigs Released Oct 12, 2001 1h 33m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
20% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Pig (Cillian Murphy) and Runt (Elaine Cassidy) born on the same day, in the same hospital, moments apart. Twins, all but by bloodline. Inseparable from birth, they are almost telepathic. They are one, needing no one else, inhabiting a delicate, insular and dangerous world where they make their own rules and have their own language. But days before their 17th birthday the balance of their world begins to shift. Pig's sexual awakening and jealousy begins to threaten their private universe.

Critics Reviews

View All (5) Critics Reviews
Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Jamie Russell BBC.com Rated: 2/5 Nov 12, 2001 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 18, 2005 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Is there a point in this somewhere? No clue, honestly. No clue. Rated: 2/5 Feb 16, 2003 Full Review Harry Guerin RTÉ (Ireland) Deserves to be remembered long after the house lights have gone up. Rated: 4/5 Feb 13, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (281) audience reviews
Audience Member Audience score: 75%. Critics score: 20%. This is exactly why I use IMDb for movie recommendations and not this joke of a site… Because critics are, and always have been, nothing more than “audience members” with an inflated, pompous sense of self. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/18/24 Full Review Audience Member After viewing this magnificent film 4 consecutive times, I can say that this is one fine piece of art. Making meaningful and digestible movies from thought provoking plays can be a difficult task, but Kirsten seriously nailed it. I thought this film offered a new interpretation of what a movie can offer. Instead of regurgitating tired tales of cinema, what would normally stay confined in the realm of theater can be seen in all of its glory on the silver screen. I thought this translation to the big screen was done beautifully thanks to a magnificent director and cast. Seeing as this was not Cillian Murphy's first rodeo, as he had done a previous production in the 90's, he delivered a seasoned and memorable performance. Though artsy and thoughtful movies are often cast aside for the more simplistic and safe stories, this production deserves far more credit than it has been given. An amazing addition to Irish films, Disco Pigs is not a film I will soon forget, but will be remembered as the shining gem that it truly is. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Well-acted, difficult to watch. I didn't enjoy it, but, to be fair, I don't think Pig or Runt would care whether or not I enjoyed it, so perhaps that's the point. Certainly original. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member The most amazing movie I have ever seen, and I'm pretty sure will ever see . Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review rory s Very good movie. About a terrifying couple of hooligans who cause havoc in their wake. The couple were born on the same day. Good acting. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Increasingly hard to watch. It's well done right, and considered, but I don't know if it left me with anything. It left me really sad. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
Disco Pigs

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

On the Edge 63% 79% On the Edge Watchlist The Vertical Ray of the Sun 81% 86% The Vertical Ray of the Sun Watchlist Heartbreakers 80% 50% Heartbreakers Watchlist All or Nothing 82% 81% All or Nothing Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis Pig (Cillian Murphy) and Runt (Elaine Cassidy) born on the same day, in the same hospital, moments apart. Twins, all but by bloodline. Inseparable from birth, they are almost telepathic. They are one, needing no one else, inhabiting a delicate, insular and dangerous world where they make their own rules and have their own language. But days before their 17th birthday the balance of their world begins to shift. Pig's sexual awakening and jealousy begins to threaten their private universe.
Director
Kirsten Sheridan
Producer
Ed Guiney
Screenwriter
Enda Walsh, Enda Walsh
Distributor
Renaissance Films
Production Co
Temple Film & TV Productions Ltd
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 12, 2001, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Surround