'71

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'71

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2015

1h 39m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A young British soldier (Jack O'Connell) must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.

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Critics Consensus

Powerfully directed and acted, '71 stays true to its fact-based origins while remaining as gripping as any solidly crafted action thriller.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

08/25/2018

There is a rich ethical murkiness that runs through this film on a near molecular level, and it strives to gets into the meat of what this kind of violent civil unrest and violence does to people.

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Luke Channell

Little White Lies

03/17/2016

3/5

An impressive debut feature buoyed by a captivating central turn.

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David Sims

The Atlantic

10/14/2015

'71 makes so much effort to be suspenseful that it doesn't have much time to get into nuance.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 28

5/5

'71 puts on a clinic in physical peril, raw emotional intensity, and survival mentality.

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Ankit Ojha

Cinema Elite

07/09/2024

4.5/5

“‘71” wastes no time, throwing you right in the middle of the action, and never lets go for a single second throughout its 99-minute runtime.

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Victor Pineyro

Seventh Art Studio

06/17/2022

7/10

For a "war" movie, there's few gunshots, yet pure tension. '71 has its best moments when it knows its simple story give space to good moments of adrenaline and chaos. [Full review in Spanish]

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Marco L

@decatur555 13h

'71 is a tense, immersive survival thriller that captures the chaos of 1970s Belfast with real force. What works best is its realism: the film feels physical, dirty, and immediate, throwing you into a city where every street can suddenly become a battlefield. It is not just about suspense or pursuit, though. Beneath the thriller structure, the film also suggests the complexity of the conflict, the clashes between the two communities, and the uneasy role of the British presence caught in the middle. It never turns the situation into a simple good-versus-evil story, which gives it more weight. At times it may rely a bit too much on extreme situations and coincidences, but it is so well directed and so effective in its tension that it remains gripping throughout. A harsh and very strong film.

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Jelisije J

@jjosifovic Mar 20

A young very green British soldier is sent into Ireland to manage some riots and gets left behind by his own regiment and must survive the locals who seek to kill him. An absolute must watch.

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Dean S.

@DeanDFW Mar 8

The Northern Ireland “Troubles” on vivid display here: but our story’s hero just seems to find himself in so many questionable situations you start asking yourself “wait, what?”.

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Becky F

@BXFury Feb 7

too unrealistic to be watchable.

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Tyler P.

@TylerPhoenixMD Jan 12

I really enjoy war movies and this one was a treat! A totally different aspect on the war that was happening! The movie is filled with action and great acting! It’s a trill not knowing what’s going to happen next in this one.

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Chris H

@RT60525826 Aug 4

Depressing and thrilling in equal measures, this film articulates the violence and the treachery during the Troubles. The collaboration between sides, while soldiers, police and civilians get murdered, is sickening. The ending is about as bleak as it could be.

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Synopsis

A young British soldier (Jack O'Connell) must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.

Director: Yann Demange
Producer: Robin Gutch, Angus Lamont
Screenwriter: Gregory Burke
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Warp Films, Crab Apple Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Disturbing Images|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M
Runtime: 1h 39m

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