2014
Not Rated
BBC America
1 h 42 m

2014
Not Rated
BBC America
1 h 42 m

Summary Thomas "Tommo" Peaceful (George MacKay) is the youngest of three brothers from a small village in England. The Peaceful brothers always do everything together, and there is an especially close bond between Tommo and his older brother Charlie (Jack O'Connell). That bond is tested when they fall in love with the same girl. However, when To...

Directed By: Pat O'Connor

Written By: Michael Morpurgo, Simon Reade

2014
Not Rated
BBC America
1 h 42 m

2014
Not Rated
BBC America
1 h 42 m

Private Peaceful

Name: Private Peaceful
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2014-10-31
Duration: 1 min 42 s
Rating: 51
Cast: Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Jack O'Connell, George MacKay, John Lynch, Frances de la Tour

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Pat O'Connor

Written By: Michael Morpurgo, Simon Reade

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Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews

25% Positive
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67% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews

25% Positive
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67% Mixed
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8% Negative
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The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 30, 2014

Director Pat O'Connor (Dancing at Lughnasa) achieves a lot with a little... Adding greatly to the overall impact are the strong performances by the three leads.

By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

Oct 29, 2014

By modestly embracing its inherent minimalism and finding the emotions underlying even the most schematic of scenarios, the film taps into something unmistakably human.

By Rob Humanick FULL REVIEW

Village Voice

Oct 28, 2014

O'Connor tries mightily to contextualize the suffering of the Peaceful brothers at home and abroad, making a better case for the British class system's demise than for their survival.

By Serena Donadoni FULL REVIEW

The Guardian

Oct 28, 2014

Private Peaceful is a small-scale story in essence, which works efficiently on the non-epic scale in which it's presented.

By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

Empire

Oct 28, 2014

With the feel of prestige telly, it's nicely done, sweet and moving.

By Angie Errigo FULL REVIEW

Total Film

Oct 28, 2014

It’s left to the leads to keep us engaged, a tall order given their film’s old-fashioned, fusty feel.

By Neil Smith FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Oct 30, 2014

With its fusty air and glumly earnest performances, this unnecessary reminder of Steven Spielberg’s soppy 2011 staging of another of Mr. Morpurgo’s novels, “War Horse,” is about as entertaining as trench mouth.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Fluidity Films

Release Date Oct 31, 2014

Duration 1 h 42 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Tagline Divided by love. United by war. Torn apart by injustice.

Website https://www.facebook.com/PrivatePeacefulFilm

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Top Cast

Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Young Charlie

Jack O'Connell

Charlie Peaceful

George MacKay

Tommo Peaceful

John Lynch

Sergeant Hanley

Frances de la Tour

Grandma Wolf

Alexandra Roach

Molly Monks

Richard Griffiths

The Colonel

Eline Powell

Anna

James McArdle

Lieutenant Buckland

Paul Ready

Captain Wilkins

Maxine Peake

Hazel Peaceful

Angus Wright

Captain Barnes

Anthony Flanagan

Recruiting Sergeant

Samuel Bottomley

Young Tommo

James Laurenson

Major Fitzpatrick

David Yelland

General Haig

Izzy Meikle-Small

Young Molly

Rita Davies

Old Lady

Sion Daniel Young

Pete Bovey

Paul Chequer

Corporal

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