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Private Peaceful

Play trailer Poster for Private Peaceful 2012,  1h 40m,  Drama/ War Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 63% 27 Reviews Tomatometer 56% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
63% Tomatometer 27 Reviews 56% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
During World War I two brothers fall in love with the same woman as they contend with the pressures of family and war.
Private Peaceful

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Critics Consensus

Private Peaceful's deliberate pace will test the patience of many viewers, but its lush visuals and moving screenplay may offer sufficient compensation.

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Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times Oct 31, 2014
Melancholy runs deep in "Private Peaceful," a richly appointed British period piece about fraternal loyalty adapted from the book of the same name by "War Horse" author Michael Morpurgo. Go to Full Review
Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Oct 30, 2014
A World War I fable that's as stiff as an Eton collar and as plodding as a draft horse. Go to Full Review
Joe Neumaier New York Daily News Oct 30, 2014
3/5
A long, long, trail a-winding, to be sure. But fans of PBS, history and a certain kind of old-fashioned moviemaking may fall in. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Sep 6, 2019
2/5
Stuffed with haphazard writing. Go to Full Review
Russell Cook CineVue Feb 5, 2019
3/5
A delicate and warm portrayal of love for family, for friends, and for one's country, without the usual façade of over-exuberant jingoism Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Oct 31, 2014
It's an earnest interpretation of familiar themes. Go to Full Review
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Kylo G Dec 12, 2018 Offensively bad compared to the book. Also a very bad movie. This film feels simultaneously rushed and slow, and this is because the film tries to cram in moments from the book simply because they are in the book but not necessarily important to the story of the book. The result is a film where everything feels forced and a lot of the time silly. 1/10 See more
Abraham P Nov 13, 2017 While some of the plot decisions are ridiculous, Private Peaceful still has something to say about the War itself.
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Pat O'Connor

Director

Jack O'Connell

Charlie Peaceful

Richard Griffiths

The Colonel

Maxine Peake

Hazel Peaceful

Frances de la Tour

Grandma Wolf

Alexandra Roach

Molly Monks

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Movie Info

Synopsis During World War I two brothers fall in love with the same woman as they contend with the pressures of family and war.
Director
Pat O'Connor
Producer
Simon Reade, Guy de Beaujeu, Sue de Beauvoir
Screenwriter
Simon Reade
Production Co
Fluidity Films
Genre
Drama, War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 7, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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