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  • 2010
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary Father and son Bill and Karl have just been released from jail free and clear, but all is not well at Down Terrace. Patriarchs of a small crime family, their business is plagued with infighting. Karl has had more than he can take of his old man's philosophizing and preaching, and Bill thinks Karl's dedication to the family is seriously c...

Directed By: Ben Wheatley

Written By: Robin Hill, Ben Wheatley

  • 2010
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • Magnet Releasing
  • 1 h 33 m

Down Terrace

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
68
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 12 User Ratings
5.5
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Summary Father and son Bill and Karl have just been released from jail free and clear, but all is not well at Down Terrace. Patriarchs of a small crime family, their business is plagued with infighting. Karl has had more than he can take of his old man's philosophizing and preaching, and Bill thinks Karl's dedication to the family is seriously c...

Directed By: Ben Wheatley

Written By: Robin Hill, Ben Wheatley

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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11 Reviews
21% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
68
79% Positive
11 Reviews
21% Mixed
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91
Oct 28, 2010
Down Terrace is so intimate and hilariously offhanded (a hit man shows up for a job pushing his 3-year-old in a stroller) that it is all the more shocking when murderous violence finally erupts about halfway through.
By Stan Hall FULL REVIEW
80
Down Terrace is long on talk but generates its own internal rhythms and pace that makes it feel bracing and vibrantly alive.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 17, 2011
It's hard to decide what's worse about this feral clan residing in Brighton, England: their unspecified criminal enterprises, their penchant for bloody vengeance or their twisted family dynamic.
By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 22, 2010
When it's all over and you don't have to spend any more time smoking pot with Karl and Bill in their horrid little house, you may feel the elation of tragic catharsis. Then again, you may feel as if you just drank a bottle of drain opener; the difference between those states is subtle.
By Andrew O'Hehir FULL REVIEW
70
Down Terrace has frequently been appreciated as "The Sopranos meets Mike Leigh." But a more fruitful comparison might be to last year's stand-out British satire "In the Loop": In both films, verbal aggression makes for the biggest laughs and the surest signs of moral decay.
By Melissa Anderson FULL REVIEW
60
The father and son chemistry give this blackly-comic slice of social realism a dose of Ealing-lite wit.
By David Parkinson FULL REVIEW
40
Strong performances and understated cinematography help balance the self-conscious editing, but ultimately the entire affair feels false.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW

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Mixed or Average Based on 12 User Ratings
5.5
42% Positive
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25% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 12 User Ratings
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42% Positive
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33% Mixed
4 Ratings
25% Negative
3 Ratings

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Production Company Mondo Macabro, Baby Cow Productions, Boum Productions
Release Date Oct 15, 2010
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating R
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Tagline You're only as good as the people you know.
Website http://www.facebook.com/DownTerrace
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Awards

Chlotrudis Awards
• 2 Nominations
Evening Standard British Film Awards
• 2 Nominations
Raindance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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