Synopsis
The story of Joseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction. As Joseph's life spirals into turmoil a chance of redemption appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker. Their relationship develops to reveal that Hannah is hiding a secret of her own with devastating results on both of their lives.
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Cast
- Peter MullanJoseph
- Olivia ColmanHannah
- Eddie MarsanJames
- Ned DennehyTommy
- Samuel BottomleySamuel
- Paul PopplewellBod
- Sally CarmanMarie
- Sian BreckinKelly
- Archie LalPost Office Cashier
- Jag SangheraGurav
Recommendations
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The A.V. Club
Considine directs with the confidence of a veteran, giving his actors room to work while letting an ominous, overcast mood hang over almost every scene. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
The grim drama is undeniably punishing, but Considine's screenplay laces in moments of warm human contact that puncture the harshness like delicate grace notes. - 80
Variety
Brit thesp Paddy Considine makes a strong writing-helming feature debut with Tyrannosaur, recycling the same cast, characters and setup he used for his 2008 award-winning short "Dog Altogether." - 80
Village Voice
Colman's performance comes as a revelation. - 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
No walk in the park, Tyrannosaur is a character study steeped in the British (and Irish) tradition of social realism, and the experience of watching this skillfully made film is, well, exhausting. - 70
Los Angeles Times
It is the kind of film that leaves you limp, exhausted and feeling battered by the end. But its wrenching performances make the beating worth weathering. - 60
Time Out
Tyrannosaur won't translate into entertainment, nor as a wake-up call to the dark side of humanity - though it does work nicely as a tart slice of hard-bitten acting; the entire cast is superb. - 60
New York Daily News
Peter Mullan and Olivia Colman give such hard-as-nails, lived-in performances in this stark drama directed by Irish actor Paddy Considine ("In America," "Cinderella Man") that it's impossible not to be pulled in.
