Synopsis
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
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Cast
- Saoirse RonanEilis Lacey
- Domhnall GleesonJim Farrell
- Emory CohenTony Fiorello
- Jim BroadbentFather Flood
- Julie WaltersMadge Kehoe
- Jessica ParéMiss Fortini
- Eve MacklinDiana Montini
- Brid BrennanMiss Kelly
- Fiona GlascottRose Lacey
- Jane BrennanMary Lacey
- 100
The Hollywood Reporter
Classily and classically crafted in the best sense by director John Crowley and screenwriter Nick Hornby, this superbly acted romantic drama is set in the early 1950s and provides the feeling of being lifted into a different world altogether, so transporting is the film’s sense of time and place and social mores. - 100
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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. - 100
Time Out
The movement of the story—from wrenching homesickness to blooming confidence and a smile on one’s stroll to work—elevates the movie into universal urban poetry. - 91
Hitfix
It's a damn good movie. - 80
The Guardian
Without Ronan’s performance, Brooklyn might have left a sugary taste. But she is the ingredient that brings everything together: her calm poise anchors almost every scene and every shot. - 80
The Telegraph
The star of Brooklyn is Fiona Weir – not a person who appears on screen at any stage, but the woman who cast it. - 80
CineVue
The casting is perfect and the acting uniformly superb. For all its lack of depth, the script is sharp, zippy and only occasionally hokey. - 70
Variety
A robust romantic drama, rich in history and full of emotion, Brooklyn fills a niche in which the studios once specialized, using a well-read and respected novel as the grounds for a tenderly observed tearjerker.