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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Drafthouse Films
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Drafthouse Films
  • 1 h 30 m

Summary During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist (Michael Smiley), who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides...

Directed By: Ben Wheatley

Written By: Amy Jump, Ben Wheatley

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Drafthouse Films
  • 1 h 30 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Drafthouse Films
  • 1 h 30 m

A Field in England

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
6.6
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Summary During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by an alchemist (Michael Smiley), who forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides...

Directed By: Ben Wheatley

Written By: Amy Jump, Ben Wheatley

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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68% Positive
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32% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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68% Positive
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32% Mixed
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100
Jul 5, 2013
Wheatley’s extraordinary film shakes you back and forth with a rare ferocity, but the net result is stillness.
By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW
89
Feb 5, 2014
In many ways, A Field in England is a funhouse mirror of audience expectations and something of a filmic Rorschach test.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 8, 2013
Ben Wheatley’s strangest movie yet: mysticism, mystification and magic mushrooms in a English Civil War setting. Often confusing, occasionally infuriating – but audaciously original.
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80
Jul 5, 2013
Wheatley's new film is grisly and visceral, an occult, monochrome-psychedelic breakdown taking place somewhere in the West Country during the civil war.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
63
Feb 11, 2014
I’ve given A Field in England two tries now and each time found it to be occasionally ferocious and funny, severely trippy for stretches and at times outright tedious. With that said, I still can’t wait to see what the man does next.
By William Goss FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 6, 2014
Even though the film’s overall impact is blunted by Wheatley’s frequently inscrutable plotting (co-written with Amy Jump), Rose’s images...speak louder than words.
By Matt Singer FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 20, 2014
What he ends up with is a film that boasts undeniably intriguing parts, but that -- unless you've just eaten some magic mushrooms of your own -- just doesn't gel as a whole, unified moviegoing experience.
By Mike Scott FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
6.6
63% Positive
15 Ratings
25% Mixed
6 Ratings
13% Negative
3 Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 24 User Ratings
6.6
63% Positive
15 Ratings
25% Mixed
6 Ratings
13% Negative
3 Ratings

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Production Company Film4, Rook Films
Release Date Feb 7, 2014
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://vimeo.com/afieldinengland
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Awards

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Nomination
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 1 Nomination

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