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  • 2011
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 44 m

Summary In an austere and remote all girls boarding school, the most elite clique of girls are the illustrious members of the schools’ diving team. DI, LILY, POPPY, LAUREL, ROSIE and FUZZY. The girls compete for the attention of their glamorous teacher MISS G, and MISS G in turn thrives on the attention she receives from her girls and believes ...

Directed By: Jordan Scott

Written By: Ben Court, Caroline Ip, Sheila Kohler, Jordan Scott

  • 2011
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2011
  • R
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 44 m

Cracks

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
54
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 17 User Ratings
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Summary In an austere and remote all girls boarding school, the most elite clique of girls are the illustrious members of the schools’ diving team. DI, LILY, POPPY, LAUREL, ROSIE and FUZZY. The girls compete for the attention of their glamorous teacher MISS G, and MISS G in turn thrives on the attention she receives from her girls and believes ...

Directed By: Jordan Scott

Written By: Ben Court, Caroline Ip, Sheila Kohler, Jordan Scott

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
54
33% Positive
4 Reviews
67% Mixed
8 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
54
33% Positive
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67% Mixed
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0% Negative
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75
May 12, 2011
The simmering rivalry between Di and Fiamma, inflamed by the kind of glimpsed indiscretion that makes adolescent melodramas tick, explodes in a thriller ending that turns an observant coming-of-age story into something resembling "The Lord of the Flies."
By Joe Williams FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 17, 2011
Cracks stumbles down the stretch, when the melodrama finally washes in and the behavior becomes more extreme.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 17 User Ratings
6.8
53% Positive
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60
Mar 17, 2011
In many ways Cracks is lurid and rickety. But its gripping ensemble performances lend it an emotional intensity that outweighs its shortcomings.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
50
May 12, 2011
While Scott's movie has a consistent aura, it lacks a consistent tone. What are we to make of the movie, gauzy as a mist-shrouded lake and brutal as "Lord of the Flies?"
By Carrie Rickey FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 15, 2011
Scott excels in maintaining a low, persistent hum of eroticism whose purpose is not titillation or camp.
By Mark Keizer FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 15, 2011
Alas, the hopelessly miscast Green is too darn French, lacking the voraciously loony brio it takes to play Miss G.
By Ella Taylor FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 15, 2011
Cracks simply doesn't make the grade.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Antena 3 Films, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, Element Pictures, Future Films, Industry Entertainment, John Wells Productions, Killer Films, Scott Free Productions
Release Date Mar 18, 2011
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Innocence isn't lost. It's taken.
Website http://www.studiocanal.com/cid8357/cracks.html
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Awards

Irish Film and Television Awards
• 1 Nomination
Camerimage
• 1 Nomination
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Nomination

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