Four Letters of Love

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Four Letters of Love

Jul 2025

1h 49m

Romance

Drama

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Nicholas (Fionn O'Shea) and Isabel (Ann Skelly) are made for each other, but fate does not always choose the easiest path to true love. As destiny pulls them together, so do family, passion, and faith drive them apart. Nicholas' father, William (Pierce Brosnan), comes home one day to shatter his family's quiet, modest life. He tells them that in a moment of divine intervention, God has instructed him to dedicate his life to painting. He quits his job and sets off for the coast, leaving his shell-shocked wife and son to fend for themselves. Meanwhile Isabel and her family live a charmed existence on a nearby small neighboring island, their house full of music and poetry. When tragedy strikes and her brother suffers a terrible accident, the music stops, and Isabel's parents (Helena Bonham Carter, Gabriel Byrne) decide in their grief to send Isabel to a convent school on the mainland. The young lovers embark on their own individual journeys of heartache and misplaced love, before fate contrives to pull the threads of their lives together. When they meet, it will be like a miracle.

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Dario Llinares

Sight & Sound

Four Letters of Love is heartfelt and sincere, and Polly Steele, whose Let Me Go (2017) was another tale of familial loss and trauma, directs with broad-brush efficiency.

Nov 4, 2025

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Fans of wide shots of vintage buses trundling through the most scenically blessed corners of the island may find much to admire, but this is a saccharine and insincere slog.

Oct 7, 2025

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Rex Reed

Observer

Two hours of titanic tedium in which God's voice appears, but direction does not.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 28, 2025

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Roger Salvans

Fotogramas

The script, written by [Niall] Williams himself, respects the magical realism of the original source, but is hampered by a syncopated structure, a contrived lyricism, and an uneven pace...[Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Sep 3, 2025

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Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

The excellent cast...offers a certain defense so that we believe in the film and are swept away by its apparent charisma. But its lyrical breath doesn't even reach a whisper and ends up creating a poetic halitosis. [Full review in Spanish]

Sep 3, 2025

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Sara Heredia

Sensacine

Fans of Irish autumn dramas will find a little pleasure here. Four Letters of Love is a romantic film with everything that makes this type of story a fan favorite: heartbreak, love at first sight, destiny written in a letter...[Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Sep 3, 2025

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Joe R.

Loved every bit of it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/14/25

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Richard E

A beautifully filmed and acted movie with several intertwined love stories. A pleasure to watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/25

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Zachary K

This film left me with far more questions than answers, but if your able to suspend your disbelief and not ask to many questions, you will probably enjoy it. Beautiful locations and a talented cast. 6/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/05/25

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Jan P

I was surprised. I think I might love this film. Saccharine? Tssk. Not a bit of it. God spoke and people got what they deserved. I assume some of the people who hated this film loved the Banshee one with the guy cutting off his fingers one by one and killing the donkey (you had to know that beast was doomed), while entirely missing the Irish political satire of that film. Terrible title. though. I'll give them that.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/25

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Bruce L.

If you’re in the mood for a movie that builds to a happy ending you will enjoy this film. Great acting especially from Helena Bonham Carter & Pierce Brosnan, just settle in and enjoy the scenery, acting and escapism of this under-appreciated gem.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/02/25

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Susan Rose G

The acting and photography were outstanding. A good drama about love, loss, family and a time more simple but richly complex. Now I want to read the book; I suspect it may be more enjoyable.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/14/25

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Nicholas (Fionn O'Shea) and Isabel (Ann Skelly) are made for each other, but fate does not always choose the easiest path to true love. As destiny pulls them together, so do family, passion, and faith drive them apart. Nicholas' father, William (Pierce Brosnan), comes home one day to shatter his family's quiet, modest life. He tells them that in a moment of divine intervention, God has instructed him to dedicate his life to painting. He quits his job and sets off for the coast, leaving his shell-shocked wife and son to fend for themselves. Meanwhile Isabel and her family live a charmed existence on a nearby small neighboring island, their house full of music and poetry. When tragedy strikes and her brother suffers a terrible accident, the music stops, and Isabel's parents (Helena Bonham Carter, Gabriel Byrne) decide in their grief to send Isabel to a convent school on the mainland. The young lovers embark on their own individual journeys of heartache and misplaced love, before fate contrives to pull the threads of their lives together. When they meet, it will be like a miracle.

Director: Polly Steele
Producer: Debbie Gray, Douglas Cummins
Screenwriter: Niall Williams
Distributor: Quiver Distribution
Production Co: Cornerstone Films, AX1 Films, Port Pictures, London Town Films, Genesius Pictures
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 25, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 25, 2025
Runtime: 1h 49m

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