The Violators

2015

1 hr. 37 min.

Drama

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93%

14 Reviews

Tomatometer

56%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Two dysfunctional girls (Lauren McQueen, Brogan Ellis) from radically different backgrounds set off on a collision course that will leave one of them shattered, the other re-born.

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British grit at it's best! A real film addressing real issues, hard to watch at times but a must see. Acting fantastic all round!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Lauren McQueen is terrific, a new name to watch out for in the future.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Some kitchen sink realism from the grim, grey and gritty North of England. It fizzles out with a weak finale and should have played out like a rape revenge flick. A great leading performance from Lauren McQueen and Stephen Lord is a right nasty cunt as the antagonist.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Helen Walsh

Director

Lauren McQueen

Shelly

Brogan Ellis

Rachel

Stephen Lord

Mikey

Liam Ainsworth

Kieran

Derek Barr

Andy Hudson

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Kate Muir

Times (UK)

A powerful debut from the writer-director Helen Walsh.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 10, 2016

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

The plotting becomes increasingly contrived and the final reel revelations don't ring true.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 17, 2016

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

An unfocused and overly convenient story, but there are some glimmers of promise.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 17, 2016

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

The plot is more complex than it seems at first, as the film reveals that it's not simply a dark story of society's failing underclass as the disparate lives we see turn out to be linked in surprising ways.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 21, 2019

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

It's a film with a lot of moving pieces that when the puzzle is revealed provides a gut wrenching payoff.

Jan 15, 2019

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Jamie Graham

Total Film

The Violators suffers from inevitable comparisons to Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank, but is anchored by McQueen's terrific performance in her feature debut.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 15, 2016

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Synopsis

Two dysfunctional girls (Lauren McQueen, Brogan Ellis) from radically different backgrounds set off on a collision course that will leave one of them shattered, the other re-born.

Director: Helen Walsh
Executive Producer: Kevin Sampson
Screenwriter: Helen Walsh
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2020

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