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86 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critics What's this?

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 68 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jo Hartley, Stephen Graham, Thomas Turgoose
  • Summary: It's 1983, 12-year-old Shaun is an isolated lad growing up in a grim coastal town, whose father has died fighting in the Falklands war. He finds fresh males role models when those in the local skinhead scene take him in. Here he meets Combo, an older, racist skinhead who has recently got out of prison. As Combo's gang harass the local ethnic minorities, the course is set for a rite of passage that will hurl Shaun from innocence to experience. (IFC Films)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    100
    The script and direction are virtually flawless.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    100
    As its title implies, This Is England isn't a hyperstylized head-trip a la "Trainspotting" but a straightforward calling to account.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nathan Lee
    60
    Facile pop psychology is the real tragedy here, a double disappointment given the film's smart take on pop culture.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 38
  3. Negative: 4 out of 38
  1. OllieL.
    10
    Totally amazing and influential.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. JohnM.
    5
    Vastly overrated by the critics. It's patronising use of references to the 80's seems to be dreamed up by a 14 year old, why does everyone have to be a Skinhead, a boy George look-a-like, or a member of the Specials? Would've been better set it in the current day as the story is still relevant if not more so. The script is not well thought out and the improvised acting really starts to grate on you when everyone repeats the lines five times over like a school dramatics rehearsal. The only good thing about the film is Thomas Turgoose’s performance. Better to watch Made in Britain by Alan Clarke.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. TerryC.
    0
    This is England. Yes we know that, and you had to make a movie about that.
    • 0 of 2 users said yes

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