Jimmy's Hall

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Jimmy's Hall

PG-13

Released Jul 3, 2015

1h 49m

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In 1930s Ireland, political activist Jimmy Gralton (Barry Ward) faces deportation for running a community hall for the arts.

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Benefiting from a talented cast and sensitive work from director Ken Loach, Jimmy's Hall offers period drama rich with relevant sociopolitical themes.

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Calvin Wilson

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Working from a fact-based screenplay by his longtime collaborator Paul Laverty, Loach addresses a theme that resonates throughout his work: the effect of the political on the personal.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 19, 2015

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

Loach is clearly on Gralton's side, but he's remarkably evenhanded about it. Norton is a formidable villain, while Ward is just vulnerable enough to make the showdown dramatically persuasive.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 6, 2015

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

If you ever thought Footloose might've been improved with an Irish brogue and a short pour of agitprop, then by all means look to this latest from Ken Loach, Britain's elder statesman of cinema and its evergreen champion of the working class.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 30, 2015

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

In the end, Jimmy's Hall is a your typical issue movie. But it happens to be one made by a master.

Jan 13, 2021

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PJ Nabarro

Patrick Nabarro

Ken Loach has fashioned one of his purest and most lovely films here in Jimmy's Hall.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 12, 2018

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

This is Loach at his best.

Aug 23, 2018

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Georgan G

Quite a lesson in Irish history. One of the communist organizers tries to make life better for the poor but is stopped by the catholic church and the conservative government.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/08/23

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Audience Member

A beautiful film, one of the best—culture and new, revolutionary ways of being go hand in hand, it’s clear.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/04/23

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isla s

I enjoyed the scenes of traditional Irish dance and the feel of community with the numerous locals getting together to make use of said hall. Of course there is a darker side to the story and it'd be fair to say its main theme is intolerance. There are scenes of violence depicted and I was a little squeamish on ocassion, thats not to say there's especially graphic, gorey scenes present (although some bloody injury is depicted in passing) but its more a case of what things represent, the metaphors at play, the social commentary aspect that I found sobering. Its worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Enjoyable but not one of Ken Loach's best.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

A saddening political drama. Recommended for those interested in Irish history.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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This is cracking. We've put off watching this for months, i don't know quite why. It's very evocative of Irish Free State, circa 1932. There's stuff here about conflict between different factions post-independence that I wasn't aware of. Jimmy Gralton was a communist, and was eventually deported from his homeland to the USA. It's an uplifting tale, well narrated and acted, although I suspect it's more uplifting on screen than it was in real life. it's certainly been romanticised. A worthy watch nonetheless.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Synopsis

In 1930s Ireland, political activist Jimmy Gralton (Barry Ward) faces deportation for running a community hall for the arts.

Director: Ken Loach
Producer: Rebecca O'Brien, Pascal Caucheteux, Grégoire Sorlat, Vincent Maraval, Andrew Lowe
Screenwriter: Paul Laverty
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Wild Bunch International, Element Pictures, France 2 Cinema, Channel 4 Television Corporation, Why Not Productions, Sixteen Films
Rating: PG-13 (Language|A Scene of Violence)
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 3, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $560.3K
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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