Starred Up

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Mar 18, 2019 Superb, quiet remarkably a brilliant film considered the budget and time it was shot. Fantastic performances by every actor See more

Kylo S Jan 30, 2019 Solid directing, and a fine performance from rising star Jack O'Connell.

Draco W Dec 4, 2018 Harsh look into the prison system, and families in them. The son gets transferred to the adult unit where his father is - and as a counselor tries to help him, things go a little sideways. See more

Luke L Sep 3, 2018 Exceptional acting , really opens a vivid door of description and detail to how prison life really is.

Theodore P Aug 22, 2018 Il film viene diretto in modo esemplare sotto ogni punto di vista, con grandi interpretazioni di tutti gli attori e una buona sceneggiatura. Quello che manca è la presenza di scene particolarmente memorabili e una narrazione in salita che culmini in qualcosa. La totale assenza di musiche di sicuro non aiuta e rende l'esperienza piuttosto vuota e non memorabile. See more

Abraham P Jul 8, 2018 I'm not sure I have seen many (or any) father/son prison dramas, but in time for fathers day last month, I watched maybe the best one ever made. Starred Up is a British film starring Jack O'Connell and Ben Mendelsohn. Eric (O'Connelll) is a violent young offender who has recently been moved to adult prison. There he encounters a psychologist who tries to salvage what's left of Eric's humanity, all while being dragged into old habits by his fellow inmate/father (Mendelsohn). An easy consideration for any list of great prison movies Starred Up incorporates the crazed and sordid violence of a movie like Bronson, but takes the fanciful art style and replaces it with uncompromising realism. O'Connell, who had breakout roles in '71 and Unbroken, plays unhinged, and nobody does sinister unease better than Mendelsohn. Protip: You may want to at least start the movie with closed captions. Though they are speaking English, the accents, and the slang are so thick it bears little resemblance to any language spoken in America. See more

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