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An intelligent boy struggles with gang warfare, an alcoholic father and class warfare.

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Wendy Ide The Times (UK) [Neds] has an authenticity that imbues it with an uncomfortable power (many of the film’s events parallels Mullan’s experiences of growing up in 1970s Glasgow) and there’s an impressive performance by Conor McCarron as McGill. Apr 11, 2023 Full Review Tom Long Detroit News The casting is good throughout, but McCarron makes the movie. Rated: B Jun 17, 2011 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis NPR A stringent street psychodrama in which brutality is an infection and every male is a carrier. May 13, 2011 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Better than nearly any other director working today, Mullan is able to get to the very essence of man's cruelty to man in a way that really transcends cinema. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 18, 2020 Full Review Myriam Ghattas Daily News Egypt The result of this gamble is a visceral, raw film free of any pretense. Feb 13, 2017 Full Review Mayer Nissim Digital Spy There's a sense of inevitability about things, certainly, but it seems less written in the stars than unhappily scratched onto the kerb with a flicknife by John himself. Rated: 4/5 Jul 14, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A gritty, bleak, and compelling drama with moments of surreal humour. I don't know how authentic it is as I wasn't born in the time where the action is set but I was entertained. The acting is brilliant though the story is at times confusing and meanders on for a bit too long towards the end. The accents are very thick so if you don't understand Scots dialect you may struggle to follow the dialogue. It's very violent in parts so if you don't like that then maybe it's not for you. I personally liked the main character and was very moved by several of the performances. The cameo by the director as the main character's father is extremely haunting. The surreal ending is a bit like Marmite; you will either love it or hate it, and it can be interpreted in different ways. You will have to have an open mind to truly appreciate this challenging film. I've watched it several times and I get something different out of it each time. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/19/25 Full Review Alfie M Neds is a really gripping and emotional film, the last 40 minutes is like a huge kick in the balls, Peter Mullan manages to find a really authentic set which whether your Scottish or not, it will certainly hit home. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/18/25 Full Review Chris H A familiar idea - good boy goes bad, redeems himself - except the redemption is far from complete. Good acting all round, but just not enough in it. The ending is completely bizarre and, for me, unsatisfactory. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/24 Full Review Audience Member MUST WATCH! Very underrated movie and not that know because it's not some Hollywood BS. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member I like foreign films. Would rather have subtitles than voice over dubbing. But I always find it amusing when English language films have to provide subtitles. Have your dictionary app handy cuz the Scott's speak English but it is a different language. Very intense film tho. Really liked it. 4.3* Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review nefasto r The Downward Spiral of this wee Scottish lad is not particularly new nor remarkable, nevertheless it was interesting to follow it until the very end. The end is actually the part I've preferred, as "Neds" took time to real me in, and I was almost unhooked again around the middle because I found it a bit overlong. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An intelligent boy struggles with gang warfare, an alcoholic father and class warfare.
Director
Peter Mullan
Producer
Olivier Delbosc, Alain de la Mata, Marc Missonnier
Screenwriter
Peter Mullan
Production Co
Blue Light, StudioUrania
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 15, 2016
Runtime
2h 4m
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