Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Re-Creation

Play trailer Poster for Re-Creation 2025 1h 29m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 14 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
In a fictitious trial, twelve members of a jury must decide whether British journalist Ian Bailey is guilty of the murder of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan Du Plantier in 1996. Based on real events, the film reconstructs, through the discussions between these twelve people, a case that ultimately invites the viewer to draw their own conclusions.

Critics Reviews

View More (14)
Wendy Ide Screen International The film takes as its basis actual witness statements and genuine evidence. But the addition of fictional characters, whose fictional life events are woven into their decision-making processes, muddies the film and undermines the insights into the case. Jul 8, 2025 Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Observer Part courtroom drama, part true crime documentary, the unique and innovative ‘Re-Creation’ uses the familiar structure of ’12 Angry Men’ to arrive at novel conclusions. Rated: 3/4 Jun 16, 2025 Full Review Tomris Laffly Variety A slickly stunning chamber piece. Jim Sheridan and David Merriman hold a mirror to our humanity in an elegant ’12 Angry Men’ variation. Jun 11, 2025 Full Review Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat The film works better as an experiment than it does as a piece of storytelling. Oct 4, 2025 Full Review Will Penn Film Ireland Magazine One thing that this film is not, and does very well to avoid, is becoming bogged down in forensic minutiae. Oct 3, 2025 Full Review Chris Wasser Sunday Independent (Ireland) Theatrical and unconventional, Re-Creation talks a big talk, and Sheridan is undeniably committed to the cause.But it’s a frustrating film, awkward and contrived, with too many voices and too many dramatic embellishments. Rated: 2/5 Oct 2, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

View All

Jim Sheridan

Director

David Merriman

Director

Vicky Krieps

Actor

Jim Sheridan

Actor

Aidan Gillen

Actor

Colm Meaney

Actor
View All

Re-Creation

View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis In a fictitious trial, twelve members of a jury must decide whether British journalist Ian Bailey is guilty of the murder of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan Du Plantier in 1996. Based on real events, the film reconstructs, through the discussions between these twelve people, a case that ultimately invites the viewer to draw their own conclusions.
Director
Jim Sheridan, David Merriman
Producer
Fabrizio Maltese, Tina O'Reilly
Screenwriter
Jim Sheridan, David Merriman
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 29m