Small Things Like These

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Small Things Like These

PG-13,

2024,

1h 37m,

Drama

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Small Things Like These takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) discovers startling secrets kept by the convent in his town, along with some shocking truths of his own. The film reveals truths about Ireland's Magdalene laundries -- horrific asylums run by Roman Catholic institutions from the 1820s until 1996, ostensibly to reform "fallen young women." Adapted from the Booker Prize nominated novel by Claire Keegan.

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Cillian Murphy's outstanding acting anchors Small Things Like These, elevating an occasionally enervating historical drama.

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Sandra Hall

The Age (Australia)

Apr 8, 2025

4/5

The ending is a little too abrupt for a film put together with such subtlety. Much is left unsaid, but if the script had gone any further, it would have had to embark on a sequel.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

Nov 23, 2024

I suspect it may be too low-key for people... but it is a film that whispers its story to you and I found it very moving.

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

Nov 13, 2024

The film promotes, in any case, the revaluation of authentic Christian ideals of solidarity and love for one's neighbor... [Full review in Spanish]

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Robin Holabird

KUNR (Reno, NV)

Feb 26, 2026

Told from the perspective of a man whose own mother barely escaped the system, the story’s deceptive simplicity belies its title: small things like these actually represent giant issues.

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Fernanda Solórzano

Letras Libres

Feb 10, 2026

What I think makes this such a good film is that its theme is timeless and is not exclusive to one country. [Full review in Spanish]

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Dionar Hidalgo

Algo Más Que Cine

Oct 4, 2025

7/10

Quiet, somber and unflinchingly intimate, Small Things Like These confronts Ireland’s Magdalene laundries with sorrowful restraint. Cillian Murphy's silent torment anchors a film more concerned with ethical reckoning than catharsis.

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Tim Mielants

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Cillian Murphy

Bill Furlong

Eileen Walsh

Eileen Furlong

Michelle Fairley

Mrs. Wilson

Clare Dunne

Sr. Carmel

Helen Behan

Mrs.Kehoe

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Small Things Like These takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) discovers startling secrets kept by the convent in his town, along with some shocking truths of his own. The film reveals truths about Ireland's Magdalene laundries -- horrific asylums run by Roman Catholic institutions from the 1820s until 1996, ostensibly to reform "fallen young women." Adapted from the Booker Prize nominated novel by Claire Keegan.

Director: Tim Mielants
Producer: Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, Catherine Magee, Matt Damon, Drew Vinton, Jeff Robinov
Screenwriter: Enda Walsh
Distributor: Lionsgate Films, Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Artists Equity, Screen Ireland
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Material)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 8, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 17, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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