Jackdaw

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Jackdaw

2023

1h 36m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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JACKDAW is an unrelenting action thriller set over the course of a single night against the backdrop of North East England, an area where breath taking coastal landscapes meet the brutality of industry. Jack Dawson, a former motocross champion and army veteran, returns to his hometown to care for his brother after their mother dies. Hoping to start a new life, he take what could be a life-changing job for an old school friend turned local criminal, Silas. What should have been a straightforward pick-up of a package in the North Sea turns into a nightmare when Jack is double-crossed, and his brother is kidnapped. As he fights for survival and searches for answers, Jack encounters friends and adversaries old and new across a violent night-time odyssey through England's Northern rust belt.

Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Jamie Childs’s brisk little thriller boasts some decent sequences of vehicular mayhem. Unfortunately, it’s also as dumb as a bag of spanners.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 28, 2024

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

And though the film consistently delivers arresting imagery, it seems like so much empty window-dressing.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 27, 2024

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John Nugent

Empire Magazine

Its reach sometimes exceeds its grasp, but there’s a thrilling sense of ambition to this north-east thriller that promises big things for director Jamie Childs.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 26, 2024

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Connor Lightbody

Movies We Texted About

[this] Smoggie crime thriller doesn’t quite do enough to accommodate for the retreading of familiar action beats but delivers a steady stream of satisfying thrills

Rated: 3/5

Jul 4, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

While it's rather dark and grim, the film also has a strong spark thanks to actors who find interesting edges in each scene.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 30, 2024

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Hanna Flint

The Sun (UK)

Jackdaw has some style and a few dicey action set pieces, but its hero’s journey is never as compelling as it thinks it is.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 30, 2024

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JACKDAW is an unrelenting action thriller set over the course of a single night against the backdrop of North East England, an area where breath taking coastal landscapes meet the brutality of industry. Jack Dawson, a former motocross champion and army veteran, returns to his hometown to care for his brother after their mother dies. Hoping to start a new life, he take what could be a life-changing job for an old school friend turned local criminal, Silas. What should have been a straightforward pick-up of a package in the North Sea turns into a nightmare when Jack is double-crossed, and his brother is kidnapped. As he fights for survival and searches for answers, Jack encounters friends and adversaries old and new across a violent night-time odyssey through England's Northern rust belt.

Director: Jamie Childs
Producer: Sébastien Raybaud, Callum Grant, Kate Glover, Jamie Childs
Screenwriter: Jamie Childs
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 36m