Lynn + Lucy

2019

1 hr. 30 min.

Drama

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93%

14 Reviews

Tomatometer

33%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Lynn and Lucy are lifelong best friends and their relationship is as intense as any romance. When Lucy has her first baby boy, she does not react well to being a mother. Soon, they find their friendship tested in extreme circumstances.

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This is a British drama film - a sobering tale of two close friends who find themselves forced apart by the judgements of others. I found it quite a sobering watch. I could see that things weren't as they may initially seem and that one of them needed help, rather than being looked at in the way they were. Its not a cheery watch but its perhaps somewhat thought provoking and the lead performances are good, so I'd recommend it on that basis.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Fyzal Boulifa

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Nichola Burley

Lucy

Kacey Ainsworth

Caroline

Jordan Long

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Jack Shalloo

Tim

Shaq B. Grant

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

A pair of electrifying performances lie at the heart of this terrific first feature by writer-director Fyzal Boulifa, a modern fable of tested friendships and public shaming.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 5, 2020

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

The astonishing debut feature director Fyzal Boulifa teases apart the themes without once hitting you over the head with them.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 5, 2020

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Beth Webb

Empire Magazine

Boasting two impressive performances - especially from Scrimshaw, a major street-cast win - Lynn + Lucy begins with tragedy in a small town, but it's the larger study of mob culture in our country that will linger.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 3, 2020

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Becky Kukla

The Digital Fix

A quietly powerful tableaux of grief, friendship and working class realities with phenomenal performances throughout.

Aug 13, 2020

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Lucy Buglass

Lucy Goes to Hollywood

Lynn + Lucy is a tragic, sometimes amusing, look at working class families and close knit communities, as well as the devastating effects of a personal tragedy.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 26, 2020

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Tom Beasley

Flickering Myth

It's an occasionally harrowing but always gripping drama that wields its emotive power with impressive sophistication and storytelling flair that's far more than just "misery porn".

Rated: 4/5

Jul 8, 2020

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Synopsis

Lynn and Lucy are lifelong best friends and their relationship is as intense as any romance. When Lucy has her first baby boy, she does not react well to being a mother. Soon, they find their friendship tested in extreme circumstances.

Director: Fyzal Boulifa
Executive Producer: Carole Baraton, Scott Meek, Norman Merry, Rebecca O'Brien, Eva Yates, Rick Wolfe
Screenwriter: Fyzal Boulifa
Production Co: BBC Films, Lipsync, BFI Film Fund
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)