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      Intermission

      2003, Comedy/Drama, 1h 43m

      99 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      An edgy and energetic ensemble story. Read critic reviews

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      Kelly Macdonald (Deirdre) in a scene from INTERMISSION directed by John Crowley. An IFC Films release. Colm Meaney (Jerry Lynch) in a scene from INTERMISSION directed by John Crowley. An IFC Films release. Shirley Henderson (Sally) in a scene from INTERMISSION directed by John Crowley. An IFC Films release. Cillian Murphy (John) in a scene from INTERMISSION directed by John Crowley. An IFC Films release. Director, John Crowley on the set of INTERMISSION. An IFC Films release. Intermission (2003) Intermission (2003) Intermission (2003) Intermission (2003) Intermission (2003)

      Movie Info

      After Dublin resident John (Cillian Murphy) attempts a "trial" breakup with his girlfriend (Kelly Macdonald), she starts dating a middle-aged banker, and John quickly realizes his mistake. A chance encounter introduces him to small-time crook Lehiff (Colin Farrell), and together they team up to get revenge on the banker by stealing from his bank. Unluckily for them, a local hotshot police detective (Colm Meaney) has it out for Lehiff, and his increased scrutiny threatens to unravel their plot.

      • Rating: R (Violence|Some Sexual Content|Pervasive Language)

      • Genre: Comedy, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: John Crowley

      • Writer: Mark O'Rowe

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $889.9K

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      • Distributor: IFC Films, Buena Vista Pictures, DreamWorks SKG

      • Production Co: Parallel Films, Brown Sauce Film Productions

      • Sound Mix: Surround

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      • Jul 15, 2012

        Lots of great stories and plots and reveals and quirks and weirdnesses, but I can't say I remember much of it all.

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      • Nov 29, 2011

        Intermission follows in the footsteps of many comedies before its time. It presents to us a handful of characters and their tales, and then proceeds to connect them together through a string of seemingly unrelated events. It's clever in its own way, though. The characters are likable enough to catch our attention, the situations they are involved in are realistic and relatable, and on top of all of that, it's funny. What I liked the most about Intermission is that it doesn't try to convince me that it was a great film. It did what I did and even though I may not have liked a particular scene or two, I enjoyed the film for its pure absurdity. I also liked how honest it was. How honest its characters and the words they spoke were.

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      • Oct 21, 2011

        Intermission follows in the footsteps of many comedies before its time. It presents to us a handful of characters and their tales, and then proceeds to connect them together through a string of seemingly unrelated events. It's clever in its own way, though. The characters are likable enough to catch our attention, the situations they are involved in are realistic and relatable, and on top of all of that, it's funny. What I liked the most about Intermission is that it doesn't try to convince me that it was a great film. It did what I did and even though I may not have liked a particular scene or two, I enjoyed the film for its pure absurdity. I also liked how honest it was. How honest its characters and the words they spoke were.

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      • Jan 11, 2010

        A very interesting ensemble drama. I loved a lot about most of the stories, but there were some that were not so great. It had a great sense of humor thrown in that was brilliantly played out by the actors. Cillian Murphy was definitely the standout, being a completely lovable loser.

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