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Red Riding: 1980

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Six years after his first visit to Yorkshire, England, detective Peter Hunter (Paddy Considine) returns to look into the town's high murder rate. Though the deaths have been occurring with alarming regularity over the years, the police have done little to find the killer, who's now known as the Yorkshire Ripper. As Hunter discovers mysterious irregularities in the case, he realizes corrupt police officers (David Morrissey, Warren Clarke) are doing everything they can to stop his investigation.
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Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle 1980 isn't a placeholder by any means, but it suffers by its middle placement, lacking the newness of the first film or the cumulative satisfactions of the last. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 26, 2010 Full Review Tom Long Detroit News Stands as a wrenching tale of power abused and lives discarded. It is powerful stuff. Rated: B Mar 19, 2010 Full Review Sam Adams Philadelphia City Paper Each film is enriched by collective detail, but it would have been richer had they played off each other rather than extending the argument. Rated: B+ Mar 11, 2010 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Made with considerable skill by Marsh, Red Riding: 1980 is the most simplistic in the trilogy narratively speaking, yet it still demands our attention throughout because of a lingering investment from the first film. Rated: 3/4 Aug 22, 2023 Full Review Taylor Baker Drink in the Movies Episode 30: Capernaum / The Red Riding Trilogy / High Flying Bird Rated: 86/100 Sep 9, 2021 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row Has an interesting and compelling atmosphere, and a stronger sense of human relationships than its counterparts, but it's also much more cold and impenetrable. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 5, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Glafira Regina O An incredibly dull film. The story itself is interesting, based on real events from the 1980s when Peter Sutcliffe, better known as the Yorkshire Ripper, was terrorizing Yorkshire. However, the director failed to deliver, and the script ended up being painfully slow and unengaging—90 minutes felt like three hours. It lacks the spirit of a true crime thriller and doesn’t have enough action to keep things exciting. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/25 Full Review Go 4 I I watched this because of the high Rotten ratings. Pretty simple story to tell about the good guy going up against police corruption and cover-ups. But this movie was full of disjointed story lines. I was waiting for these to be tied up to a greater degree. Even the end of the story was amateurish. A gun is fired by a third party and the murder weapon is placed in the hand of the guy being framed. What about gun shot residue on the hand of the supposed shooter? I expected better from a British film. BTW my first ever review. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/22/24 Full Review nilufer e This one was the most disconnected one I think. It was all about the new detective and his affair and duty etc. I felt I didn't even had to watch this one. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A well written sequel with a somewhat satisfying conclusion that unfortunately got a bit slow around midway, causing me to lose focus at times. In all fairness I'd like to give this another try, in a different mood, as I was told this was the best of the trilogy, yet definitely thought 1974 the better myself. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Love it. Doesn't get any better Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Part Two The Yorkshire Ripper & The Cover Ups... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Six years after his first visit to Yorkshire, England, detective Peter Hunter (Paddy Considine) returns to look into the town's high murder rate. Though the deaths have been occurring with alarming regularity over the years, the police have done little to find the killer, who's now known as the Yorkshire Ripper. As Hunter discovers mysterious irregularities in the case, he realizes corrupt police officers (David Morrissey, Warren Clarke) are doing everything they can to stop his investigation.
Director
James Marsh
Producer
Wendy Brazington, Andrew Eaton
Screenwriter
Tony Grisoni
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Channel Four Films, Revolution Films, Lipsync Productions
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 5, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
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