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Brooklyn

2015

John Crowley

Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Julie Walters ...

6.6

13,306

Drama. Romance Young Irish immigrant, Eilis Lacey, makes her way in New York during the 1950s.

	Media	Author	Review
		Rodrigo Perez IndieWire	"A heartbreaking and poignant story about choices, country, commitments, sacrifice and love, 'Brooklyn' is a superb, luminous and bittersweet portrayal of who we are, where we've come from, where we're going and the places we call home."
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"A superb, emotionally turbulent account of a young Irishwoman's attempt to become an American in the early 1950s."
		Kyle Smith New York Post	"Despite its familiar structure it's a thing of beauty, a delicate, tender period piece about nice people trying to do their best."
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"There will be bigger, wilder, weightier movies this year, but none lovelier than Brooklyn (...) The astonishing Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Hanna) lights up the screen in a performance that takes a piece of your heart (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"Saoirse Ronan shines, but relative newcomer Emory Cohen is the true breakout in this tale of a young woman torn between two men on opposite sides of the Atlantic."
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"Nick Hornby adapts Colm Tóibín's lovely novel of an Irish immigrant finding love in New York, and the result will send shivers down your spine (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"
		Lou Lumenick New York Post	"There are no dramatic fireworks in this small-scale adaptation by Nick Hornby of Colm Toibin's novel, but it does beautifully capture its time and place, and Ronan could very well end up with an Oscar nomination."
		Gregory Ellwood Hitfix	"A romance that hits those with a heart hard. (...) I was so moved by what had transpired I was fighting back the tears. (...) Honestly, I can't remember the last time a big screen romance hit so many perfect notes"
		Jordan Hoffman The Guardian	"'Brooklyn' is a sweet movie, and its time-capsule quality is its real sell. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"

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