Breakfast on Pluto

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Breakfast on Pluto

R,

2005,

2h 15m,

Comedy/

Drama/

LGBTQ+

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58%

121 Reviews

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80%

50,000+ Ratings

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As a baby, Patrick (Cillian Murphy) is left by his mother on the steps of the rectory in their small Irish town. He's discovered by Father Liam (Liam Neeson), coincidentally his real father, and placed in an abusive foster home. By the time he's a teen, Patrick identifies himself as transgendered, renames himself Kitten and sets out for London with a rock group in hopes of finding his mother. Along the way he works variously as a magician's assistant, a prostitute and a dancer.

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Critics Consensus

Well-acted if monotonous drama about a transvestite prostitute in London during the 1970s.

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Catherine Shoard

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jan 16, 2018

Sadly, Kitten himself is the sort you'd be happy to string across a tennis racket, and the film never quite copes with his lethal insufferability.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Feb 3, 2006

2/4

One scene bleeds into the other and the whole enterprise slowly starts to resemble a fragmented comic book more than a high-quality auteur-driven motion picture.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Jan 8, 2006

3/5

A charming, winsome slice of Seventies pop kitsch.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jul 31, 2023

3/5

…the nub of the film is a heartfelt plea for understanding of transgender issues that’s well-delivered without recourse to piety or pathos…

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Steven Lindsey

Texas Triangle/TXT

May 8, 2023

3/4

Overall, the film is a fantastical escape to the 1970s through the eyes of a fascinating character -- and a director with a solid vision for his onscreen world.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

May 7, 2020

This picaresque tale is Candide as filtered through Oscar Wilde.

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Albus R

Aug 30, 2018

Low key one of the most best and enjoyable movies I've seen. Cillian Murphy is mesmerizing. Good story.

Poe G

Dec 27, 2017

One of my favorite roles that Cillian Murphy has played.

Anakin G

Oct 14, 2017

What a pile of sh#%e. Although pretty well acted by Murphy, how/why did he and Neeson do this movie? Hard to imagine they were that desperate for roles that they had to partake in this tripe!

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Leia P

Apr 9, 2017

This is my favorite film. It's a gorgeous journey that is at turns gritty and whimsical, sad and joyful, and full of that perfect humor you can only find in an Irish film. Just see it. It's a funny, uplifting misfits story, with a phenomenal cast and a great soundtrack.

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Albus L

Nov 20, 2016

A genuinely enchanting film.

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Synopsis

As a baby, Patrick (Cillian Murphy) is left by his mother on the steps of the rectory in their small Irish town. He's discovered by Father Liam (Liam Neeson), coincidentally his real father, and placed in an abusive foster home. By the time he's a teen, Patrick identifies himself as transgendered, renames himself Kitten and sets out for London with a rock group in hopes of finding his mother. Along the way he works variously as a magician's assistant, a prostitute and a dancer.

Director: Neil Jordan
Producer: Alan Moloney, Stephen Woolley
Screenwriter: Neil Jordan
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Pathé Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Sexuality|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 16, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 25, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $828.7K
Runtime: 2h 15m
Sound Mix: Dolby

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