Bloody Sunday (2002)
93%RT Audience Score: 91%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Bloody Sunday powerfully recreates the events of that day with startling immediacy.
Bloody Sunday is a movie that will leave you feeling like you just got punched in the gut, but in a good way. It’s a powerful retelling of the 1972 demonstrations that will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Director Paul Greengrass does an outstanding job of capturing the chaos and confusion of real-life emergencies, and the nerve-jangling, documentary-type immediacy will have you feeling like you’re right in the middle of the action. It’s not a movie for the faint of heart, but if you’re looking for a film that will leave you feeling emotionally drained and intellectually stimulated, then Bloody Sunday is definitely worth checking out.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
38 Pembroke Square, Kensington, London, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
1971
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.66 : 1
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Runtime:1h 47m
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Language(s):English, Italian, Hebrew, French
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Country of origin:United Kingdom, Ireland
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 11, 2002 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 5, 2016
Genre(s)
History/Drama
Keyword(s)
Bloody Sunday, History, Drama, R, English, Paul Greengrass, Mark Redhead, Don Mullan, James Nesbitt, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell, Gerard McSorley, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Allan Gildea, Kevin McCorry, Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR, Flat (1.85:1), Paramount Pictures, $773.2K, 106 Reviews, 91% Audience Score, reviewed by Nell Minow, Scott Foundas, Patrick Z McGavin, David Ansen, Alan Morrison, Trevor Johnston, Dennis Harvey, Cole Smithey, Nick Rogers, Betsy Bozdech, Alan Dale, Jeffrey M Anderson, directed by Paul Greengrass, produced by Mark Redhead, written by Paul Greengrass and Don Mullan, starring James Nesbitt as Ivan Cooper, Tim Pigott-Smith as Major General Ford, Nicholas Farrell as Brigadier Maclellan, Gerard McSorley as Chief Supt Lagan, Kathy Kiera Clarke as Frances, Allan Gildea as Kevin McCorry
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Tim Pigott-Smith – Major General Ford
Nicholas Farrell – Brigadier Maclellan
Gerard McSorley – Chief Supt. Lagan
Kathy Kiera Clarke – Frances
Allan Gildea – Kevin McCorry
Director(s)
Paul Greengrass
Writer(s)
Paul Greengrass, Don Mullan
Producer(s)
Mark Redhead
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (106) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (98) | Rotten (8)
Powerful retelling of 1972 demonstrations.
December 22, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
TOP CRITIC
Stunning.
March 11, 2008
Scott Foundas
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Greengrass sacrifices character and plot to a chilling impressionistic stylization.
March 11, 2008
Patrick Z. McGavin
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Watching director Paul Greengrass’s explosive Bloody Sunday, you have to remind yourself at moments that you’re not looking at a documentary.
November 1, 2007
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
Greengrass has deliberately chosen to provoke an emotional rather than intellectual response with his film — but sometimes provocation is much preferred to the British media’s maintenance of the status quo.
December 30, 2006 | Rating: 4/5
Alan Morrison
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Comparisons with The Battle of Algiers are not inappropriate.
June 24, 2006
Trevor Johnston
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
[An] outstanding dramatization of real-life emergencies, with a nerve-jangling, documentary-type immediacy.
October 21, 2020
Dennis Harvey
48 Hills
Although originally produced for British television in 2002, Paul Greengrass’s vivid depiction of a violent turning point in the so-called Troubles in Northern Ireland was released in the U.S. in theaters.
May 7, 2013 | Rating: A+
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
Time has offered the Troubles perspective, investigation and pop-culture outlets (U2′s “Sunday Bloody Sunday”). But Paul Greengrass’s film spoke to how reason meant absolutely nothing when rage reigned on either side of the line.
September 25, 2010 | Rating: 4/4
Nick Rogers
The Film Yap
It’s rare that a dramatic film convincingly captures the chaotic, confusing, fast-paced nature of real life — much less real life in a crisis.
November 6, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/4
Betsy Bozdech
DVDJournal.com
Bloody Sunday demonstrates an historical thesis formulated in retrospect, which fits oddly with Greengrass’s continuous-present technique.
June 24, 2006
Alan Dale
Blogcritics.org
Intense and difficult, but rewarding.
May 4, 2006 | Rating: 3/4
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid…
Plot
Divorced working woman Alex and well-to-do Jewish family doctor Daniel Hirsh share not only the same answering service but also the favours of young Bob Elkin who bed-hops between them as the mood takes him. Both Alex and Dr Hirsh are aware of the other’s existence but prefer to live with the situation rather than risk losing Elkin completely. But a wet winter weekend in London can be difficult.
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