Red Riding: 1974

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Red Riding: 1974

2010,

1h 42m,

Crime/

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller

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2,500+ Ratings

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When a young girl goes missing, Yorkshire Post crime reporter Eddie Dunford (Andrew Garfield) becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious child murders that date back several years and mirror to the current case. He faces stiff opposition from the local police and his editor, Bill (John Henshaw). Eddie's troubles escalate when he becomes involved with a moody widow (Rebecca Hall) who has a mysterious connection to wealthy developer John Dawson (Sean Bean).

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Mar 19, 2010

A

The Red Riding films all come across as great, gritty tales of police corruption and human failing, but it's the first film that has the most impact, mainly because the young reporter Dunford is such a mix of romantic notions.

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Mar 19, 2010

4/5

This is a noir, the kind where the good-for-nothing gumshoe (here, an investigative reporter) has a habit of getting his face bashed in, usually on account of a girl.

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Sam Adams

Philadelphia City Paper

Mar 11, 2010

B

Each film is enriched by collective detail, but it would have been richer had they played off each other rather than extending the argument.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Aug 22, 2023

3.5/4

On its own, the film works wonderfully as a piece about corruption overtaking a naïve idealist, but its emotional impact draws us in, compelling the audience to return now that the stage is set.

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Taylor Baker

Drink in the Movies

Sep 9, 2021

86/100

Episode 30: Capernaum / The Red Riding Trilogy / High Flying Bird

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Ellie Lucas

From the Front Row

Aug 5, 2019

3.5/4

Beautifully directed by Jarrold, 1974 is a haunting and frightening portrait of a man willing to find the answers at all costs that approaches Zodiac in its quality.

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Hagrid G

Dec 25, 2018

A disjointed plot sabotaged this film. It starts as a serial murder case, and then abandons that idea for a mob case. The only through line is the main character, who's not interesting enough to carry the move.

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George S

Dec 18, 2017

Had a difficult time understanding what they were saying due to the thick accents. Other than that this was a good movie that keeps up the suspense right to the very end.

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Leia S

Sep 22, 2017

Seeing Andrew Garfield in this and his small role in the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus in theaters, let me see the potential of this rising star. A part of me wish he hadnt taken on the role of Spider-man because I wanted to see him in films that continued to challenge him. Now that that stint is over though I am glad to see him being choosier with his roles and am excited for whatever he comes out with next.

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Luke S

Mar 12, 2017

Beautiful first entry, which at times feels like a real horror, in the Red Riding trilogy with the memorable Andrew Garfield perfrormance.

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Theodore L

Jan 7, 2017

+ Bollocks for those who're rating this British low-budget'er higher than Low. And if "bollocks" is said one more time in the script ... That and the use of little or no lighting augmentation and the overuse of a fog machine to make most indoor scenes look like the building is on fire somewhere. + This took effort to finish, no reward, & an so-what aftertaste. And the writer's just too hip with his latter-day "trilogy," the next two of which will be missed, but not missed for having not seen. 2-hrs time is too valuable. Bloody old England never looked wetter nor worse on film.

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Julian Jarrold

Director

Andrew Garfield

Eddie Dunford

David Morrissey

Maurice Jobson

Rebecca Hall

Paula Garland

Sean Bean

John Dawson

John Henshaw

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Synopsis

When a young girl goes missing, Yorkshire Post crime reporter Eddie Dunford (Andrew Garfield) becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious child murders that date back several years and mirror to the current case. He faces stiff opposition from the local police and his editor, Bill (John Henshaw). Eddie's troubles escalate when he becomes involved with a moody widow (Rebecca Hall) who has a mysterious connection to wealthy developer John Dawson (Sean Bean).

Director: Julian Jarrold
Producer: Wendy Brazington, Andrew Eaton
Screenwriter: Tony Grisoni
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Revolution Films, Lipsync Productions, Channel Four Films
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 5, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2016
Runtime: 1h 42m

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